Research on abusive supervision has predominantly focused on the consequences for victims while overlooking how leaders respond to their own abusive behavior. Drawing from the literature on moral cleansing, we posit that supervisors who engage in abusive behavior may paradoxically engage in more...

Conceptualizing episodes of interpersonal conflict at work as affective events, this research examined the effect of such conflict episodes on employees' affective experiences on the job. We also examined the role of agreeableness and social support in moderating employees' affective reactions...