Exploring the role of climate for conflict management and high involvement work practices as moderators in the workplace bullying and work-related depression link
International Journal of Conflict Management
ISSN: 1044-4068
Article publication date: 6 December 2023
Issue publication date: 28 June 2024
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to examine how organizational practices such as climate for conflict management (CCM) and high involvement work practices (HIWPs) reduce the negative consequences of workplace bullying (WPB) on work-related depression (WRD).
Design/methodology/approach
Data were collected from 468 full-time employees working in the financial sector in Türkiye by applying a student-recruited sampling strategy. The aforesaid relationships were assessed using SPSS AMOS 29.
Findings
The results indicated that WPB leads to WRD; however, this effect is alleviated by employee perceptions of strong CCM and the administration of HIWPs in workplace settings.
Research limitations/implications
Collecting data from a single source poses the risks of self-report data bias; however, in the future, data may be collected from multiple sources to lessen this potential threat. The study was a cross-sectional study, which makes it hard to make casual inferences; longitudinal data would be more beneficial to establish casual associations.
Practical implications
Business owners and managers can draw from the study results to create a work environment perceived by employees to be fair when dealing with conflicts and the negative vices of bullying in workplaces. Also, organizations may administer practices that empower employees’ confidence and competence to deal with negative persecution in organizations.
Originality/value
Few studies, if any, have focused on examining the moderating effect of CCM and HIWPs in the association between WPB and WRD. Drawing upon conservation of resources theory, the study stands out as it tests the moderating effect of CCM and HIWPs in the connection between WPB and WRD. The findings contribute to the few available studies tackling organizational factors relevant to alleviating the negative consequences of WPB in organizations.
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Acknowledgements
The authors appreciate the referees’ valuable and profound comments.
Funding: The authors received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
Citation
Ekmekcioglu, E.B., Nabawanuka, H., Mohammed Alhassan, Y., Akparep, J.Y. and Ergenç, C. (2024), "Exploring the role of climate for conflict management and high involvement work practices as moderators in the workplace bullying and work-related depression link", International Journal of Conflict Management, Vol. 35 No. 4, pp. 707-732. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCMA-06-2023-0114
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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