Harassing employees may cut your well being
Are you a boss who bullies and belittles juniors? Beware, your well-being may be at risk, new research suggests.
The researchers have found that supervisors who were abusive felt a sense of recovery because their boorish behaviour helped replenish their mental energy and resources.
The moral of the story is that although abuse may be helpful and even mentally restorative for supervisors in the short-term, over the long haul it will come back to haunt them, said Russell Johnson, associate professor at Michigan State University (MSU).
According to the study published in the Academy of Management Journal, employees may not immediately confront their bosses following abusive behaviour, over time they may react in negative ways, such as engaging in counterproductive and aggress...
