Kiazad, KohyarRestubog, SimonZagenczyk, Thomas J.Kiewitz, ChristianTang, Robert L.2015-12-080092-6566http://hdl.handle.net/1885/35583In this paper, we considered both supervisor (personality and leadership behavior) and victim characteristics (organization-based self-esteem) in predicting perceptions of abusive supervision. We tested our model in two studies consisting of supervisor-subordinate dyads from Australia and the Philippines. Specifically, we found that: (1) supervisor Machiavellianism was positively associated with subordinate perceptions of abusive supervision; (2) subordinate perceptions of authoritarian leadership behavior fully mediated the relationship between supervisor Machiavellianism and abusive supervision, and (3) organization-based self-esteem (OBSE) moderated the relationship between authoritarian leadership and abusive supervision, such that low-OBSE employees were more likely to perceive higher levels of authoritarian leadership as abusive. Implications for research and practice are discussed.Keywords: Abusive behavior; Aggression; Authoritarianism; Hostile treatment; Interpersonal behavior; Machiavellianism personality; Organization-based self-esteem201010.1016/j.jrp.2010.06.0042016-02-24