This document discusses the phenomenon of phubbing, particularly in the context of boss-subordinate relationships, highlighting its prevalence and lack of study in organizational psychology. It proposes a research framework that incorporates affective event theory to better understand the implications of phubbing on employee behavior and well-being, emphasizing the need for further investigation in non-Western contexts like Pakistan. The study aims to provide insights for both scholars and organizational leaders regarding the impacts of mobile phone use in the workplace.

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2. M. NAWAZ KHAN
RIPHAH INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITTY
ISLAMABAD
INTRODUCTION

3. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
• Phubbing = Phone + Snubbing
• Word added into English dictionary in 2012
• Phubbing is the act of snubbing someone in a social setting
by looking at your phone instead of paying attention

4. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Partner Phubbing (P-phubbing)
▪Phubbing
Boss Phubbing (B-phubbing, our concern)
• 90% respondents of a recent study accepted their own
phubbing behavior and 50% accepted that they have been
phubbed during their recent social interaction (Erzen, 2019)
• On average, per week a worker spends more than a
working day (08 hours) on mobile phone (Sha, 2019)
• Phubbing is well studied in private relationships
(prominently in romantic relations)

5. GAPANALYSIS

6. GAPANALYSIS

7. GAPANALYSIS

8. GAPANALYSIS

9. (1) Domain Issue
▪ Extensively studied in medical and sociology domains
but only three studies found in OB / Org Psychology
domain (Roberts and David, 2017, 2020, Yasin et al
2020)
▪ Primarily a dyadic issue, but mostly have been studied
in romantic partners, friends, fellows but not in Boss vs
Subordinate(s) dyad
GAPANALYSIS

10. (2) Lack of Theoretical Support
Meager studies have been conducted in Organizational
Psychology/ OB domain and those studies still have
discrepancy of explicit or implicit theoretical
foundations.
However, it could be categorized as workplace hassle,
thus can be explained more rigorously with the help of
available theoretical modeling or support
GAPANALYSIS

11. (3) Model Issue
▪ Phubbing has complex relationships with its outcomes,
(Abeele 2019; Busalim 2019; Błachnio 2019; Reberts 2016,
2020, Yasin 2020) but previously has not been theorized /
operationalized accordingly
▪ How an employee (phubbee) internalize the Boss
phubbing, may varies from person to person depending
on his/ her psychological or dispositional factors like
rejection sensitivity (Błachnio 2019; Chotpitayasunondh
2018, yasin 2020), which has not been paid appropriate
attentions
GAPANALYSIS

12. (1) Theoretical Significance
• To contribute theoretically into the body of knowledge, this
study is an endeavor to a multidisciplinary approach
through adding a new sight into the body of knowledge
pertaining to psychology and OB while incorporating and
testing Affective Event Theory (Weiss and Cropanzano
(1996) backed by empirical evidences
• Keeping the importance of phubbing in mind, this is being
considered as one of the early attempt to set and aligned the
research directions particularly towards OB domain
RESEARCH SIGNIFICANCE

13. (2) Contextual Significance
• Contrasting to the previous work done dominantly in
western and technologically enriched context, this study is
assumed to be the nascent attempt with respect to digitally
dispirited country, Pakistan
• Thus it will be an attempt to evaluate the generalizability of
previous research findings which have been mostly done in
developed countries those have positive score on digital
divide scale
RESEARCH SIGNIFICANCE

14. (3) Methodological Significance
To overcome the methodological issues like common
method bias, this study is an attempt to measure the Boss
phubbing with subordinates’ response which will provide
much more authentic, more accurate and bias free results
complied with good research ethics
RESEARCH SIGNIFICANCE

15. (4) Practical Significance
Proposition of self-esteem state (as mediator) and rejection
sensitivity (as moderator) will provide insightful knowledge
for scholars as well as for organizational executives, which
will help them to better understand the Phubbing as
impolite behavior of seniors at workplace and its negative
consequences, so that strategies / trainings be designed to
acquaint their supervisory positions regarding
RESEARCH SIGNIFICANCE
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16. (4) Practical Significance
• This research will offer eye-opening implications for the
mangers about mobile phone usage at workplace its
adverse impact on subordinates’ work related outcomes
• Moreover, the study will make them aware about
employees’ self-esteem, and rejection sensitivity and its
implications if not being taken care. Hence, an avenue will
be opened to articulate trainings as suggested by Roberts
and David (2017, 2020) as well
RESEARCH SIGNIFICANCE
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17. PROPOSED MODEL
RESEARCH MODEL

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Meaningfulnes
s
Rejection
Sensitivity
Supervisor
Identification
Employee
Phubbing
Behavior
Boss
Phubbing
Self Esteem Threat
(State)
Workplace
Event
Hassle/ Uplifts
Emotional Reactions
Positive / Negative
Affect Driven
Behavior
And
Judgment
Driven
Behavior
Personal
Dispositions
Work
Environment
AFFECTIVE EVENT THEORY AND MODEL
PROPOSED MODEL

19. RESEARCH MODEL
PROPOSED MODEL

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