Contribution of Social Learning in Counterproductive Work Behaviors

2018 ◽  
pp. 260-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naman Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Social Learning ◽  
Counterproductive Work Behaviors ◽  
Work Behaviors ◽  
Logical Framework ◽  
The Past ◽  
Employee Deviance ◽  
Employee Behaviors

Unethical employee behaviors pose a grave challenge for organizations today. Research has established that every year organizations lose millions of their dollars along with their valuable reputation due to immoral conduct of their employees. Practitioners and researchers in the past have undertook such instances very seriously and analyzed various antecedents to these employee behaviors. While various personality and attitude related variables have been held responsible for counterproductive work behaviors, the role of social learning was often overlooked in this pursuit. Current chapter address this gap and presents a logical framework for establishing social learning as potential antecedent of employee deviance in organizations.

scholarly journals The Role of Discrete Negative Emotions in Predicting the Behavior of Misusing Time and Resources in Business Organisations in India

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Savitha ◽  
K.B. Akhilesh
Keyword(s):  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Counterproductive Work Behavior ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Counterproductive Work Behaviors ◽  
Work Behaviors ◽  
Deviant Behaviors ◽  
Extant Literature ◽  
Productive Time

Counterproductive work behaviors (CWB) are the deviant behaviors ofemployees that violate the organisational norms, and in turn harm theorganisation or its members. Misuse of time and resources (MTR), a form ofCWB is of increasing concern to business organisations world-wide. Suchbehaviors are mainly aimed at the organisations than the individuals,restricting productive time on the job and inappropriate or unauthorized use oforganisational resources. Extant literature informs that these behaviors arecaused by stressful work conditions mediated by negative emotions. However,the extant literature does not adequately consider multiple discrete emotions tostudy CWB. This study examines the influence of discrete negative emotions onmisuse of time and resources in the context of manufacturing and IT firms inIndia. It contributes to theory by linking individual emotions to the deviantbehaviors relevant to misuse of time and resources. Finally, the managerialimplications derived from the study helps to understand employees’ emotionalstates and their possible consequences.KeywordsMisuse of time and resources; Counterproductive work behavior; Time theft;Time banditry; Withdrawal

scholarly journals Workplace Ostracism and Counterproductive Work Behaviors: The Chain Mediating Role of Anger and Turnover Intention

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yingge Zhu ◽  
Denghao Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Anger Expression ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Counterproductive Work Behaviors ◽  
Trait Anger ◽  
Work Behaviors ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Workplace Ostracism ◽  
The Relationship

This study aims to explore the mediating effect of anger and turnover intention on the relationship between workplace ostracism and counterproductive work behaviors. A two-stage follow-up survey of 426 employees born after 1990 was conducted using the Workplace Ostracism Scale, Counterproductive Work Behaviors Scale, Trait Anger subscale of the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory, and Turnover Intention Scale. Workplace ostracism was found to be significantly positively correlated with anger, turnover intention, and counterproductive work behaviors. Furthermore, anger and turnover intention both separately and serially mediated the relationship between workplace ostracism and counterproductive work behaviors. This study confirms the chain mediating effect of anger and turnover intention on the relationship between workplace ostracism and counterproductive work behaviors.

scholarly journals In the Aftermath of Unfair Events: Understanding the Differential Effects of Anxiety and Anger

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 1802-1829 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie J. Barclay ◽  
Tina Kiefer
Keyword(s):  
Social Exchange ◽  
Social Exchange Theory ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Counterproductive Work Behaviors ◽  
Work Behaviors ◽  
Daily Diary Study ◽  
Fairness Judgments

After decades of domination by social exchange theory and its focus on a manager-centered perspective, fairness scholars have recently issued numerous calls to shift attention toward understanding employees’ subjective “lived-through” experiences and in situ responses to unfair events. Using appraisal theories, we argue that focusing on the employee’s perspective highlights the importance of emotions in fairness experiences. Further, this emphasis creates opportunities for novel insights regarding the emotions that are likely to be relevant, the constructive responses that can emerge from unfairness, and the interplay between unfair events and entity fairness judgments. Using a daily diary study with event sampling, we highlight the importance of anger and anxiety in understanding how individuals experience and react to unfair events. Results indicated that anger elicited counterproductive work behaviors, whereas anxiety initiated problem prevention behaviors (i.e., a subdimension of proactive work behavior). Further, by engaging in problem prevention behaviors, employees can positively influence their subsequent overall fairness judgments. Experiences of an unfair event can also be shaped by individuals’ preexisting overall fairness judgments, such that preexisting overall fairness judgments are negatively associated with anger but positively associated with anxiety. Implications for theory and practice are discussed, including the influential role of emotions for fairness experiences, how employees’ own behaviors can influence subsequent overall fairness judgments, the interplay between unfair events and entity judgments, and ensuring that fairness is effectively managed on a daily basis.

scholarly journals Hostile Organizational Climate as an Antecedent to Paranoid Cognition and Sleep: Moderating Role of Emotional Suppression

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatima Bashir ◽  
Saima Naseer
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Organizational Climate ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Counterproductive Work Behaviors ◽  
Work Behaviors ◽  
Emotional Suppression ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Moderating Role

Introduction.- Hostile organization climates can pave way for hostile, aggressive behavior and attitude which later become norm of the workplace. The hostile climate in an organization can ensure a damaging impact on employee behavior and mental health. Objectives.- Using Cognitive Activation Theory of Stress (CATS) this study aims to investigate the activation of paranoid cognitions due to stress stimuli coming from explore hostile climate and its impact on the sleep quality of employees which further lead to negative employee outcomes like counterproductive work behaviors, and psychological well-being with the moderating role of emotional suppression. Method and Results.-A time-lagged data segregated at three-time intervals are collected from employees and peers (n=497) working in the Telecom sector of Pakistan. Our study utilized PROCESS in SPSS technique to prove serial mediation of paranoid cognition and sleep quality between hostile climate, counterproductive work behavior, and psychological well-being and moderation analysis. Conclusion.- This study discovers new avenues in the existing literature of CATS and hostile climate by examining paranoid cognition and sleep quality as the underlying mechanisms through which hostile organizational climate can defoliate psychological well-being and can cause harm to an organization through counterproductive work behaviors.

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