Impact of Petty Tyranny on Employee Turnover Intentions: The Mediating Roles of Toxic Workplace Environment and Emotional Exhaustion in Academia
Based on social exchange theory, social psychology theories, and despotic leadership theory, this study explored the impact of petty tyranny on employee turnover intentions. Specifically, the authors examined the mediating effect of toxic workplace environments through emotional exhaustion on this r...
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| author | Javed Iqbal Zarqa Farooq Hashmi Muhammad Zaheer Asghar Attiq Ur Rehman Hanna Järvenoja |
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| description | Based on social exchange theory, social psychology theories, and despotic leadership theory, this study explored the impact of petty tyranny on employee turnover intentions. Specifically, the authors examined the mediating effect of toxic workplace environments through emotional exhaustion on this relationship among academicians. The authors surveyed 421 employees using a five-point Likert scale across six universities in Lahore, Pakistan and employed a time-lag research design. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) and artificial neural network (ANN) analyses, including performance comparisons of various algorithms, were used to test the relationships among the variables. The analysis results of the study suggested that petty tyranny does not significantly and directly contribute to employee turnover intentions; however, this relationship is positively and significantly mediated by toxic workplace environments and emotional exhaustion. The results indicated that toxic workplace environments and emotional exhaustion also have a direct effect on employee turnover intentions. A serial full mediation was found between petty tyranny and turnover intentions, mediated through a toxic workplace environment and emotional exhaustion. Similarly, results from the performance comparison of various algorithms reveal trade-offs between precision, recall, and processing time, with ZeroR and Stacking REP Tree emerging as the most effective in terms of overall model accuracy. This study contributes to the literature by examining petty tyranny, workplace environment, and emotional exhaustion, highlighting the need to address tyrannical behavior to improve employee retention in academic organizations. Our study offers valuable practical implications, emphasizing addressing these issues to reduce turnover in academic organizations. Our study also provides recommendations for future research directions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-70ce9af4f3814df3b6c1b146c9ba64d82024-12-27T14:11:09ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2024-12-011412121810.3390/bs14121218Impact of Petty Tyranny on Employee Turnover Intentions: The Mediating Roles of Toxic Workplace Environment and Emotional Exhaustion in AcademiaJaved Iqbal0Zarqa Farooq Hashmi1Muhammad Zaheer Asghar2Attiq Ur Rehman3Hanna Järvenoja4School of English Studies, Zhejiang International Studies University, Hangzhou 310058, ChinaSchool of Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037, Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430070, ChinaLearning and Educational Technology (LET) Research Laboratory, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Oulu, 90570 Oulu, FinlandDepartment of Cyber Security, School of Cyber Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430070, ChinaLearning and Educational Technology (LET) Research Laboratory, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Oulu, 90570 Oulu, FinlandBased on social exchange theory, social psychology theories, and despotic leadership theory, this study explored the impact of petty tyranny on employee turnover intentions. Specifically, the authors examined the mediating effect of toxic workplace environments through emotional exhaustion on this relationship among academicians. The authors surveyed 421 employees using a five-point Likert scale across six universities in Lahore, Pakistan and employed a time-lag research design. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) and artificial neural network (ANN) analyses, including performance comparisons of various algorithms, were used to test the relationships among the variables. The analysis results of the study suggested that petty tyranny does not significantly and directly contribute to employee turnover intentions; however, this relationship is positively and significantly mediated by toxic workplace environments and emotional exhaustion. The results indicated that toxic workplace environments and emotional exhaustion also have a direct effect on employee turnover intentions. A serial full mediation was found between petty tyranny and turnover intentions, mediated through a toxic workplace environment and emotional exhaustion. Similarly, results from the performance comparison of various algorithms reveal trade-offs between precision, recall, and processing time, with ZeroR and Stacking REP Tree emerging as the most effective in terms of overall model accuracy. This study contributes to the literature by examining petty tyranny, workplace environment, and emotional exhaustion, highlighting the need to address tyrannical behavior to improve employee retention in academic organizations. Our study offers valuable practical implications, emphasizing addressing these issues to reduce turnover in academic organizations. Our study also provides recommendations for future research directions.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/14/12/1218petty tyrannytoxic workplace environmentemotional exhaustionemployee turnover intentionsacademic institutions |
| spellingShingle | Javed Iqbal Zarqa Farooq Hashmi Muhammad Zaheer Asghar Attiq Ur Rehman Hanna Järvenoja Impact of Petty Tyranny on Employee Turnover Intentions: The Mediating Roles of Toxic Workplace Environment and Emotional Exhaustion in Academia Behavioral Sciences petty tyranny toxic workplace environment emotional exhaustion employee turnover intentions academic institutions |
| title | Impact of Petty Tyranny on Employee Turnover Intentions: The Mediating Roles of Toxic Workplace Environment and Emotional Exhaustion in Academia |
| title_full | Impact of Petty Tyranny on Employee Turnover Intentions: The Mediating Roles of Toxic Workplace Environment and Emotional Exhaustion in Academia |
| title_fullStr | Impact of Petty Tyranny on Employee Turnover Intentions: The Mediating Roles of Toxic Workplace Environment and Emotional Exhaustion in Academia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of Petty Tyranny on Employee Turnover Intentions: The Mediating Roles of Toxic Workplace Environment and Emotional Exhaustion in Academia |
| title_short | Impact of Petty Tyranny on Employee Turnover Intentions: The Mediating Roles of Toxic Workplace Environment and Emotional Exhaustion in Academia |
| title_sort | impact of petty tyranny on employee turnover intentions the mediating roles of toxic workplace environment and emotional exhaustion in academia |
| topic | petty tyranny toxic workplace environment emotional exhaustion employee turnover intentions academic institutions |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/14/12/1218 |
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