Exploring the Nexus: Abusive Supervision in Pakistan's Textile Industry and its Impact on Workers' Mental Health, Performance, and Turnover Intentions

Abstract

The study was conducted in small and medium-sized textile mills to explore the impact of a weak institutional environment on abusive supervision and how abusive supervision contributes to the workers’ mental health in terms of stress, turnover intention, and entrepreneurial intention along workers’ performance. The study results depict a positive and significant association between a weak institutional environment and abusive supervision. Moreover, we found positive and significant associations between abusive supervision with psychological stress, turnover intention, entrepreneurial intention, and workers' performance. The results signify the bright side of abusive supervision and a weak institutional environment.

Keywords: Weak institutions framework, abusive leadership, stress, turnover, entrepreneurial, performance.