Relationship between Perceived Employability and Sabotage Behavior: Moderating Roles of Perceived Organizational Support and Procedural Justice

Abstract

Sabotage behavior is a significant challenge that can undermine an organization's performance and effectiveness. The mechanism connecting perceived employability to sabotage behavior is under-researched in organizational behavior literature. Based on mentioned above and drawing on the social exchange theory, this study examined the moderating roles of perceived organizational support (POS) and procedural justice (PJ) in the relationship between perceived employability and sabotage behavior among employees in manufacturing organizations. A correlational research design and quantitative approach for data collection were utilized. Simple random sampling was utilized for selecting 171 employees from the manufacturing organizations. Regression analysis (Hayes' PROCESS macro model 1) was used for testing the hypotheses. The results of the study indicated that there is a positive relationship between perceived employability and sabotage behavior. POS and PJ moderated the relationship between perceived employability and sabotage behavior. The study results highlighted the importance of POS and PJ in attenuating the effect of perceived employability on sabotage behavior. It was recommended that organizations ensure that employees are respected and recognized for their contributions, their well-28 Contemporary Management Research being should be prioritized, and fairness should be visible and established in organizations.

Impact of Perceived Organizational Support on Constructive Deviance among Frontline Employees in Commercial Banks: Do Organizational Identification and Psychological Safety Matter?

“…For example, the study conducted by Afsar and Badir (2016) indicated that POS promoted organizational citizenship behavior, while an investigation by Kura et al (2016) on a sample of public sector workers found that POS is linked to constructive deviance, especially in the presence of high organizational trust. Studies have also shown that social exchange constructs such as perceived knowledge sharing and support were positively linked with constructive deviance but showed a negative relationship with destructive deviance (Edosomwan et al, 2023;Malik & Malik, 2021). These studies supported the research finding by indicating that the likelihood of employees engaging in constructive deviance and other risk-related discretion and beneficial behaviors is higher employees perceive that their organization has regard for their contributions and well-being.…”

Study of the Effect of Procedural Justice on Performance

“…In addition, most of this research focuses on procedural justice and elements of the budgeting process (budget participation), to predict a sense of fairness and the creation of slack. Then the third study conducted by Edosomwan et al, (2023) discusses the positive relationship between perceived employability and sabotage behavior. Perceived Organizational Support (POS) and procedural justice moderate the relationship between perceived employability and sabotage behavior.…”