Taking It Out on IT: A Mechanistic Model of Abusive Supervision and Computer Abuse

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dc.contributor.authorNehme, Alaa
dc.contributor.authorGeorge, Joey
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-04T08:03:15Z
dc.date.available2020-01-04T08:03:15Z
dc.date.issued2020-01-07
dc.description.abstractOne salient issue in organizational information security is computer abuse. Drawing on the management literature, we identify abusive supervision as a potential factor that affects the latter. As such, this paper proposes a model that formulates why subordinates commit computer abuse in response to abusive supervision. The model focuses on the mechanism of displacing aggression in retaliating against the organization. Drawing upon neutralization and deterrence theories and grounded in appraisal theory, the model offers several propositions. Most notably, the model identifies an interplay among the relevant appraisals, the emotion of anger, neutralization, deterrence and computer abuse. The model also incorporates two conditional moderators, including supervisor’s organization embodiment and controllability. The specific propositions and implications are discussed.
dc.format.extent9 pages
dc.identifier.doi10.24251/HICSS.2020.523
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-9981331-3-3
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/64265
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectInnovative Behavioral IS Security and Privacy Research
dc.subjectabusive supervision
dc.subjectbehavioral information security
dc.subjectcomputer abuse
dc.subjectinformation security
dc.titleTaking It Out on IT: A Mechanistic Model of Abusive Supervision and Computer Abuse
dc.typeConference Paper
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