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Workload, work pressure, neutralisation, and interpersonal deviance in public universities in Nigeria

Extant empirical research on deviant workplace behaviour (DWB) has given less focus on interpersonal deviance. Drawing from the theory of neutralisation and job demand-control model, the present study examined the mediating role of neutralisation in the relationship between workload, work pressure,...

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Main Authors: Adeoti, Michael Olalekan, Faridahwati Mohd Shamsudin,, AlHamwan, Mohammad Mousa
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
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spelling my-ukm.journal.201182022-10-12T07:07:21Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20118/ Workload, work pressure, neutralisation, and interpersonal deviance in public universities in Nigeria Adeoti, Michael Olalekan Faridahwati Mohd Shamsudin, AlHamwan, Mohammad Mousa Extant empirical research on deviant workplace behaviour (DWB) has given less focus on interpersonal deviance. Drawing from the theory of neutralisation and job demand-control model, the present study examined the mediating role of neutralisation in the relationship between workload, work pressure, and interpersonal deviance. Cluster sampling was adopted, and a self-administered questionnaire was used to obtain data from 356 faculty members in public universities in Nigeria. Using partial least squares-structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM), the result revealed that workload and work pressure were significantly related to interpersonal deviance. As expected, neutralisation significantly mediated the positive relationship between workload and interpersonal deviance and between work pressure and interpersonal deviance. The result suggests that faculty members rationalised their interpersonal deviance as a result of workload and work pressure. From the result, the management of Nigerian public universities can minimise the incidence of interpersonal deviance by taking a holistic review of the existing workloads of faculty members and minimise internal conditions that may warrant neutralisation. The outcome of this study provides significant theoretical and practical contributions to organisational behaviour literature. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20118/1/35104-109791-1-SM.pdf Adeoti, Michael Olalekan and Faridahwati Mohd Shamsudin, and AlHamwan, Mohammad Mousa (2019) Workload, work pressure, neutralisation, and interpersonal deviance in public universities in Nigeria. e-BANGI: Jurnal Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, 16 (8). pp. 1-16. ISSN 1823-884x https://ejournal.ukm.my/ebangi/issue/view/1213
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description Extant empirical research on deviant workplace behaviour (DWB) has given less focus on interpersonal deviance. Drawing from the theory of neutralisation and job demand-control model, the present study examined the mediating role of neutralisation in the relationship between workload, work pressure, and interpersonal deviance. Cluster sampling was adopted, and a self-administered questionnaire was used to obtain data from 356 faculty members in public universities in Nigeria. Using partial least squares-structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM), the result revealed that workload and work pressure were significantly related to interpersonal deviance. As expected, neutralisation significantly mediated the positive relationship between workload and interpersonal deviance and between work pressure and interpersonal deviance. The result suggests that faculty members rationalised their interpersonal deviance as a result of workload and work pressure. From the result, the management of Nigerian public universities can minimise the incidence of interpersonal deviance by taking a holistic review of the existing workloads of faculty members and minimise internal conditions that may warrant neutralisation. The outcome of this study provides significant theoretical and practical contributions to organisational behaviour literature.
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author Adeoti, Michael Olalekan
Faridahwati Mohd Shamsudin,
AlHamwan, Mohammad Mousa
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Faridahwati Mohd Shamsudin,
AlHamwan, Mohammad Mousa
Workload, work pressure, neutralisation, and interpersonal deviance in public universities in Nigeria
author_facet Adeoti, Michael Olalekan
Faridahwati Mohd Shamsudin,
AlHamwan, Mohammad Mousa
author_sort Adeoti, Michael Olalekan
title Workload, work pressure, neutralisation, and interpersonal deviance in public universities in Nigeria
title_short Workload, work pressure, neutralisation, and interpersonal deviance in public universities in Nigeria
title_full Workload, work pressure, neutralisation, and interpersonal deviance in public universities in Nigeria
title_fullStr Workload, work pressure, neutralisation, and interpersonal deviance in public universities in Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Workload, work pressure, neutralisation, and interpersonal deviance in public universities in Nigeria
title_sort workload, work pressure, neutralisation, and interpersonal deviance in public universities in nigeria
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2019
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20118/1/35104-109791-1-SM.pdf
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