Abstract
The growing use of smartphones at workplaces necessitates investigating its
reasons and consequent effects on employees’ task performance. Moreover, this
paper proposes three hypotheses to test a sequential model that elucidates both
the antecedents and consequences of cyberloafing activities through
smartphones. Multiple sampling designs are used to collect the data through a
questionnaire. The sample size is 750 with a response rate of 92%. A structured
questionnaire is used by adapting items for each construct from different
established instruments available in the literature. The findings reveal that job
stress creates cynicism among the employees that induces them to indulge in
smartphone loafing that proves to be detrimental to their task performance.
However, if employees self-regulate their counterproductive behavior, it tends
to mitigate the negative impact on their task performance. This paper provides
substantial theoretical and practical implications for HR managers to devise
policies to reduce smartphone loafing activities.
Fouzia Hadi Ali, Aban Abid Qazi, 3Sadia Farooq, Shamaila Gull. (2020) EXAMINING THE ANTECEDENTS AND CONSEQUENCE OF SMARTPHONE LOAFING AT WORKPLACE: TESTING A MODERATED SEQUENTIAL MEDIATION MODEL, International Journal of Management Research and Emerging Sciences, Volume 10, Issue 1.
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