Abusive Supervision: How to Protect Your Mental Wellbeing
Definition and Conceptualization of Abusive Supervision Abusive supervision is a critical construct within organizational psychology, typically defined as subordinates’ perceptions of the extent to which their supervisors engage in sustained, hostile verbal and nonverbal behaviors, excluding physical contact. This definition, largely pioneered by Tepper in 2000, establishes that the phenomenon is fundamentally rooted in the […]