How LMX Leads to Workplace Ostracism by Mediation of Perceived Power Status in Nurses of Pakistan

Abstract

In the modern world no one can deny the fact of workplace ostracism. There is a high competition among the businesses and Human Resource is the backbone of the any firm or business. Workplace ostracism impact the behavior of employees at the workplace which cause to impact the performance. Leader member exchange theory explains this ostracism and relation of employees with the leaders. This study is concerned particularly about the ostracism that how it is impacted by Leader member exchange theory and how the perceived power status can mediate this relationship. For this purpose, data was collected from the nurses working in the government hospitals of Pakistan. PLS was used to statistically examine the relationships among the variables. The main findings of the study were, Leader member exchange theory has significant positive impact on workplace ostracism and workplace ostracism is impacted by Leader member exchange theory up to 38.2%. Additionally, perceived power status used as mediator in the study has also significant mediating impact on the relationship. Thus, the study suggest that leaders should give focus on the issue of ostracism because it can affect the overall performance of an organization.