How Self-Identity Affects the Interpersonal Unfairness and Deviant Workplace Behavior Relationship: A Case of Public and Private Hospitals in Twin Cities of Pakistan
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.56220/uwjms.v3i2.30Keywords:
Doctor’s Self Identity, Interpersonal Unfairness, Deviant Workplace BehaviorAbstract
Purpose: There is a growing concern over commercialization of the healthcare
profession in Pakistan, although private sector has added to the outreach of the sector
and in some way the impression of quality services in private clinics and hospitals. The
basic purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of interpersonal unfairness on
deviant workplace behavior; whereas doctor’s self-identity is used as a moderator in
the study.
Design/Methodology: This study used a cross sectional data and is collected from 221
doctors working in various semi governments, public and private sector hospitals of
twin cities of Pakistan.
Findings: Results revealed that interpersonal unfairness and individual self-identity
have positive impact on deviant workplace behavior, while relational and collective
doctor’s self-identity are having negative impact. Results from the moderated
regression analysis revealed that, when taken as a moderator relational self-identity
negative impact on the relationship of interpersonal unfairness and deviant workplace
behavior. On the contrary, the moderating impact of doctor’s individual self-identity
and collective self-identity on the relation of interpersonal unfairness and deviant
workplace behavior is found to be insignificant.
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