Publications
Can Two Wrongs Make a Right? The Buffering Effect of Retaliation on Subordinate Well-Being Following Abusive Supervision
Leadership, Academic Publication
Uncover why mistreated employees may retaliate against abusive supervisors, and explore the unexpected positive effects of such retaliation on their well-being and perceptions of fairness over time.
Liang, L. H., Coulombe, C., Brown, D. J., Lian, H., Hanig, S., Ferris, D. L., & Keeping, L. M. (2022). Can two wrongs make a right? The buffering effect of retaliation on subordinate well-being following abusive supervision. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 27(1), 37–52.
Investigating the "We" in Me: Within-Person Fluctuations in Organizational Identification
Well-Being and Behavior, Conference
Learn more about recent research suggesting that employees' attachment to their organization varies over time, which sheds new light on our understanding of the factors that influence our connection with our workplace.
Coulombe, C. & Spence J. Investigating the “we” in me: Within-person fluctuations in organizational identification. [Poster]. Canadian Psychological Association 2022 Annual National Convention, Calgary, Canada.
License to Retaliate: Good Deeds as a Moral License for Misdeeds in Reaction to Abusive Supervision
Leadership, Academic Publication
Explore why "good soldiers" (employees known for their positive organizational contributions) may be most likely to become "bad apples" in the presence of abusive supervision.
Liang, L. H., Coulombe, C., Skyvington, S., Brown, D. J., Ferris, D. L., & Lian, H. (2022). License to retaliate: Good deeds as a moral license for misdeeds in reaction to abusive supervision. Human Performance, 35(2), 94-112.
Third-Party Reactions to Supervisor Mistreatment Through an Identity Theory Lens
Leadership, Academic Publication
Explore how mistreatment by supervisors in the workplace can affect not only the targeted employees but also bystanders, and learn how social identity can help us understand why people react in certain ways to mistreatment based on their connection with their supervisors.
Coulombe, C., Liang, L. H., & Brown, D. J. (2021). Third party reactions to supervisor mistreatment through an identity theory lens. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne, 62(2), 195–203.