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Interpersonal conflict and counterproductive work behavior: the moderating roles of emotional intelligence and gender

Interpersonal conflict and counterproductive work behavior: the moderating roles of emotional... This paper aims to examine how interpersonal conflict at work might enhance employees’ propensity to engage in counterproductive work behavior (CWB), as well as how this relationship might be attenuated by emotional intelligence. It also considers how the attenuating role of emotional intelligence might depend on employees’ gender.Design/methodology/approachSurvey data were collected from 193 employees working in different organizations in Pakistan.FindingsInterpersonal conflict relates positively to CWB, but this relationship is weaker at higher levels of emotional intelligence. The negative buffering role of emotional intelligence is particularly strong among women as compared to men.Practical implicationsGiven that individuals high in emotional intelligence are better at regulating their negative emotions, emotional intelligence training may be a powerful tool for reducing the hostility elicited among organizational members in response to interpersonal conflict and, consequently, their engagement in CWB.Originality/valueThis study uncovered the emotional mechanism that underlies the interpersonal conflict–CWB relationship by gender and makes suggestions to managers on minimizing the harmful effects of interpersonal conflict. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Conflict Management Emerald Publishing

Interpersonal conflict and counterproductive work behavior: the moderating roles of emotional intelligence and gender

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Emerald Publishing
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© Emerald Publishing Limited
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1044-4068
DOI
10.1108/ijcma-10-2020-0179
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Abstract

This paper aims to examine how interpersonal conflict at work might enhance employees’ propensity to engage in counterproductive work behavior (CWB), as well as how this relationship might be attenuated by emotional intelligence. It also considers how the attenuating role of emotional intelligence might depend on employees’ gender.Design/methodology/approachSurvey data were collected from 193 employees working in different organizations in Pakistan.FindingsInterpersonal conflict relates positively to CWB, but this relationship is weaker at higher levels of emotional intelligence. The negative buffering role of emotional intelligence is particularly strong among women as compared to men.Practical implicationsGiven that individuals high in emotional intelligence are better at regulating their negative emotions, emotional intelligence training may be a powerful tool for reducing the hostility elicited among organizational members in response to interpersonal conflict and, consequently, their engagement in CWB.Originality/valueThis study uncovered the emotional mechanism that underlies the interpersonal conflict–CWB relationship by gender and makes suggestions to managers on minimizing the harmful effects of interpersonal conflict.

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International Journal of Conflict Management – Emerald Publishing

Published: May 25, 2021

Keywords: Emotional intelligence; Gender; Interpersonal conflict; Counterproductive work behavior

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