Access Type
Open Access Embargo
Date of Award
5-1-2018
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Department
Management and Information Systems
First Advisor
James Martin
Abstract
Mistreatment of service employees by customers who are demanding and aggressive has become a problem for service organizations. However, it has been the subject of very little research in the organizational behavior literature (Bedi & Schat, 2007). The few studies that have examined service employees’ reactions to such mistreatment (e.g., Doorman & Zapf, 2004, Grandey et al., 2004; Skarlicki, van Jaarsveld, & Walker, 2008; Yagil, 2008, Wang et al., 2014) found that that when service employees believe they have been mistreated, they become angry and upset, and reciprocate the unfair treatment in order to punish unpleasant customers. However, these researchers treat retaliation against customers as a unidimensional construct, even though there is some evidence that such retaliation can be overt or covert. In my dissertation I examine whether retaliation against customers can be split into overt and covert and how personality affects overt and covert retaliation.
Recommended Citation
Shepard, Agnieszka, "Overt And Covert Retaliation Of Service Employees Against Customers Who Mistreat Them" (2018). Wayne State University Dissertations. 1963.
https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_dissertations/1963