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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2022

The Outcomes of Organizational Cronyism: A Social Exchange Theory Perspective.

Shahab Ali, Farrukh Shahzad, Iftikhar Hussain, Pu Yongjian, Muhammad Mahroof Khan, Zafar Iqbal

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  2. Toxic Leadership and Project Success: Underpinning the Role of Cronyism.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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6 authors.

Shahab AliSchool of Economics and Business Administration, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
Farrukh ShahzadSchool of Economics and Management, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming, China.
Iftikhar HussainDepartment of Public Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Kotli Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Kotli, Pakistan.
Pu YongjianSchool of Economics and Business Administration, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
Muhammad Mahroof KhanDepartment of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities, University of Kotli Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Kotli, Pakistan.
Zafar IqbalDepartment of Business Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Kotli Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Kotli, Pakistan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The current research examines the possible outcomes of cronyism like organizational deviance (OD), organizational cynicism (OCy), and counterproductive work behavior and also investigates the mediating variable violation of psychological contract (VPC) among cronyism and its possible outcomes. Many studies have investigated the presence of organizational cronyism (OC) at the workplace and its impacts on certain variables. However, the outcomes observed in this study, i.e., OD, OCy, and counter-productive work behavior were not empirically investigated previously as per researchers' knowledge. The second gap this study fills is the mediating effect of VPC between the studied variables. Thirdly, the study was conducted in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan, which is almost the first attempt to investigate this phenomenon in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Data were collected from the employees working under different ministries of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan like education, forest, sports, information, local government, finance, and tourism. The data from 350 employees were collected through convenience sampling. The data collection process was conducted at two distinct time lags. Results show that OC significantly and positively relates with OD, OCy, and counter-productive work behavior, whereas VPC mediates the relationship among OC and OD, OC, and counter-productive work behavior. Employees enjoying special favors from the leadership seem to be more dedicated toward the organization than the employees who do not have this favor, and the ultimate result is negative for the organization.

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counter productive work behaviorcronyismorganizational cynicismorganizational deviancesocial exchange theoryviolation of psychological contract

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