What is abusive supervision and what effect does it have on employees and the organization?

Abusive supervision is when managers engage in the bullying of subordinates.Abusive supervision is especially damaging to employee well-being, because managers control considerable resources of interest to employees (e.g., access to promotions)and are a natural place to turn to for support when experiencing abuse.This is impossible when it is the manager who is the abuser.Abusive supervision can also create a climate of abuse in the organization as the negative behaviour can "trickle down" from managers to supervisors to workers, creating a climate of abuse.