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Eldercare demand may inhibit workplace social courage through fear of negative evaluation: moderating role of family supportive supervisory behavior

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  • Shahida Mariam

    (International Islamic University
    Government Associate Colleges)

  • Muhammad Nawaz Qaisar

    (National Accountability Bureau
    National University of Modern Languages)

  • Farooq Ahmad

    (Fatima Jinnah Women University)

  • Hafiz Ghufran Ali Khan

    (International Islamic University)

  • Ayesha Shafique

    (International Islamic University
    National University of Modern Languages)

Abstract

A dearth of employees' social courage impedes positive work outcomes. Understanding the antecedents, mechanisms, and conditions that influence workplace social courage could promote better results at the individual, team, and organizational levels. Using the stressor-strain-outcome model, conservation of resource theory, and the social exchange theory, we investigated a conditional mechanism to explain how and when people with eldercare responsibilities are likely to practice lower social courage at work. The mediating mechanism of employees’ fear of negative evaluation by their supervisors explains this relationship under the moderating effect of family supportive supervisory behavior. The empirical analysis is based on data collected from 205 public, private, and corporate sector employees having eldercare demand, in a three-wave field survey across Pakistan. The results showed that eldercare demand is positively linked to fear of negative evaluation, which reduces workplace social courage. Family supportive supervisory behavior buffered the effect of eldercare demand on fear of negative evaluation, weakening its negative effect on workplace social courage. Compared with another sample of 214 employees without eldercare, the employees with eldercare demand reported significantly higher fear of negative evaluation and lower workplace social courage. Findings show that employers need to minimize the fear of negative evaluation among employees to realize positive work outcomes related to workplace social courage. Family supportive supervisory behavior may be an excellent strategy for employees with eldercare obligations to dilute the negative implications of fear of negative evaluation and improve workplace social courage.

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  • Shahida Mariam & Muhammad Nawaz Qaisar & Farooq Ahmad & Hafiz Ghufran Ali Khan & Ayesha Shafique, 2023. "Eldercare demand may inhibit workplace social courage through fear of negative evaluation: moderating role of family supportive supervisory behavior," Review of Managerial Science, Springer, vol. 17(8), pages 2869-2895, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:rvmgts:v:17:y:2023:i:8:d:10.1007_s11846-022-00606-9
    DOI: 10.1007/s11846-022-00606-9
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    Keywords

    Eldercare demand; Family supportive supervisory behavior; Fear of negative evaluation; Workplace social courage;
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    JEL classification:

    • M10 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - General
    • M12 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Personnel Management; Executives; Executive Compensation
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility
    • M19 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Other
    • M54 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Labor Management
    • J81 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Working Conditions
    • J83 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Workers' Rights

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