Abstract
We integrate the Job Demands-Resources model into Ethical Impact Theory to propose a resource-loss sequence framework within Australian public bureaucracies to examine how psychosocial hazards at the workplace impact organizational support for employee well-being (OSWB) and thereby reduce their agency engagement. The eight waves of the Australian Public Service Employee Census (2018-2025; total N=965,495 observations) and a strata-based fixed-effects pseudo-panel (434 units) provide supported empirical evidence. More importantly, longitudinal and cross-sectional data analyses show that supervisor support amplifies the negative effects of workplace hazards on employees’ engagement and strengthens the positive effect of OSWB. Our study offers crucial theoretical and managerial implications for complex bureaucratic settings.