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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2019(IV-III).09      10.31703/grr.2019(IV-III).09      Published : Sep 2019

Antecedents and Consequences of Employee's Greed: An Empirical Examination (Evidence from Pakistan)

Abstract

    The study aimed to analyze empirically the relationships among job strain, employee greed, and workplace deviance. The data is collected from 645 bank employees and analyzed by using structural equation modeling. The analysis reveals a significant impact of job strain on greed and workplace deviance. Moreover, in the relationship between job strain and workplace deviance, employee greed is a significant mediator. The study bridges the gap in the literature of greed theory by incorporating the mechanism of employee greed in job strain and workplace deviance. In the practical milieu, the study explains greed phenomenon in a novel cultural context, suggesting human resource managers to better understand employee psychology.

    Employee Greed, Job Strain, Workplace Deviance

    (1) Qlander Hayat
    PhD Scholar,Department of Management & Social Sciences,Capital University of Science & Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Sayyed Muhammad Mehdi Raza Naqvi
    Associate Professor,Department of Management & Social Sciences, Capital University of Science & Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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    APA : Hayat, Q., & Naqvi, S. M. M. R. (2019). Antecedents and Consequences of Employee's Greed: An Empirical Examination (Evidence from Pakistan). Global Regional Review, IV(III), 73-81. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2019(IV-III).09

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    CHICAGO : Hayat, Qlander, and Sayyed Muhammad Mehdi Raza Naqvi. 2019. "Antecedents and Consequences of Employee's Greed: An Empirical Examination (Evidence from Pakistan)." Global Regional Review, IV (III): 73-81 doi: 10.31703/grr.2019(IV-III).09

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