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Hi,
The *Australasian Journal of In*formation Systems has just
published its
latest article.
*The Impact of Ambivalent Perception of Bureaucratic Structure on
Cyberloafing. *
* Soral, P., Arayankalam, J., & Pandey, J.*
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https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v24i0.2087
<https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v24i0.2087>*
*Abstract*
Cyberloafing, defined as the use of the Internet for personal use
at the
workplace, is emerging as a serious concern for organizations as
it
disrupts the attainment of organizational outcomes. A systematic
literature
review of antecedents of cyberloafing behaviour showed that
research
exploring the relationship between the perception of
organizational
structure and cyberloafing is in a nascent stage. Acknowledging
the
underexplored state of research in this area, we investigated this
relationship through a quantitative study using a sample of 201
employees,
and the containment theory as the base. Our study results indicate
that an
ambivalent perception of the bureaucratic structure has a
differential
impact on the cyberloafing activities through serial mediation of
two
important attitudes, namely organizational identification and work
engagement. Theoretical and practical implications are also
discussed.
*Keywords*: cyberloafing; enabling bureaucracy; coercive
bureaucracy;
organizational identification; work engagement
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