Workplace deviance and the menace of some antecedents: A review of extant literature
Pages: 13-20
Imran Hussain (Department of Applied Psychology Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India)
Surendra Kumar Sia (Department of Applied Psychology Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India)
Prabhat Kumar Mishra (Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations of Education, National Council of Educational Research and Training, New Delhi, India)
Workplace deviance is an alarming issue in today’s world which almost every sort of organizations withstands. The employees as well as the employers along with the firm face serious threats. As a result of these hard costs, the negative impact of deviant behavior leaves a devastating effect on overall productivity and performance of the organization. In the present paper, the authors have made a sincere attempt to cover some important antecedents of work place deviance through rigorous review of the literature. The major three antecedents emphasized are – Abusive supervision, organizational justice, and ethical climate. Authors have also compiled some additional factors which have linked with deviant behavior. On the basis of the literature covered they have put forth three propositions suggesting the relationship of the antecedents with workplace deviance.
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Pages: 13-20
Imran Hussain (Department of Applied Psychology Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India)
Surendra Kumar Sia (Department of Applied Psychology Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India)
Prabhat Kumar Mishra (Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations of Education, National Council of Educational Research and Training, New Delhi, India)