Reciprocal Relationship between Workplace Incivility and Deviant Silence: The Moderating Role of Moral Attentiveness

Khan, Rahman; Murtaza, Ghulam; Neveu, Jean Pierre

Abstract

In this research, we examine the reciprocal relationship between perceptions of workplace incivility and deviant silence. We also explore the moderating role of individuals moral attentiveness for this relationship. Utilizing three wave longitudinal data from 297 fulltime employees working in different sectors in the United States, we find support for the reciprocal model as the best fit to data, thus validating over time relationships between our study variables. Taken together, our results suggest that workplace incivility at T1 and T2 significantly predicted deviant silence at T2 and T3. The results also reveal that deviant silence at level T1 and T2 significantly predicts workplace incivility at T2 and T3, thus reciprocal relationships were supported. Importantly, reflective but not perceptual moral attentiveness significantly influenced the impact of workplace incivility on deviant silence in following periods. We close by offering implications for research and practice.

Citation

Khan, R., Murtaza, G., & Neveu, J. P. (2019, September). Reciprocal Relationship between Workplace Incivility and Deviant Silence: The Moderating Role of Moral Attentiveness. Presented at British Academy of Management Conference, Birmingham, UK

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Abstract
• Conference Name: British Academy of Management Conference
• Start Date: Sep 3, 2019
• End Date: Sep 5, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Sep 1, 2019
• Publication Date: 2019
• Deposit Date: Jan 25, 2025
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Book Title: British Academy of Management Conference Proceedings
• ISBN: 9780995641327