... mechanism linking hostile attribution bias (HAB) with these NVBs. In addition, we expect the positive relationship between HAB and loneliness to be attenuated by leader-member exchange (LMX). Design/methodology/approach Built on a three-wave survey of 204 supervisor-subordinate dyads, Study 1 employed...

... societal role of universities. Originality/value This study provides novel insights into the process that underlies the connection between perceived contract breach and opportunistic silence by revealing the hitherto overlooked role of employees' hostile attribution bias, which renders them more...