Counterproductive Work Behavior Flashcards
What does Justice Theory suggest about CWB?
Justice Theory suggests that CWB occurs as a reaction to perceived unfair treatment in the organization.
Give an example of how perceived unfairness can lead to CWB according to Justice Theory.
Employees who feel they are not being paid enough might invest less effort into their work or steal from the organization to restore perceived fairness.
What does Social Exchange Theory posit about workplace interactions and CWB?
Social Exchange Theory posits that individuals weigh the costs and benefits of workplace interactions, and if costs outweigh benefits, they may engage in CWB as a form of reciprocation.
How does Reactance Theory explain CWB?
Reactance Theory posits that employees engage in CWB when their decision-making freedom is limited, as a reaction to the limitation of their job autonomy.
Which theory suggests that stress responses can lead to CWB when resources are threatened?
Conservation of Resources Theory
How does Lazarus’ Transactional Theory of Stress and Coping relate to CWB?
Lazarus’ Transactional Theory suggests that being mistreated by the organization or coworkers creates demands and stress, resulting in CWB as a stress response.
What does the stressor-emotion model of CWB suggest?
The stressor-emotion model suggests that environmental stressors like job demands or mistreatment elicit negative emotions, which lead to CWB.
Which Big Five personality traits show the strongest negative correlation with CWB?
Conscientiousness and Agreeableness.
How much variance in CWB do the Big Five traits explain?
Roughly 19%, compared to 11% in task performance.
What unique trait in the HEXACO model explains a significant amount of variance in CWB and what does it describe?
Honesty-Humility, which describes the tendency to be fair and genuine in interactions with others.
What is the strongest negative correlation with CWB among all traits in the Big Five and HEXACO models?
Honesty-Humility (r = –.35).
How does gender relate to CWB?
Women are slightly less likely to engage in CWB than men.
What is the relationship between age and CWB?
There is a small negative relation, with older employees being slightly less likely to engage in CWB.
What has meta-analytic research shown about the correlation between cognitive ability and CWB?
The correlation is essentially zero.
What recent finding suggests a scenario where cognitive ability may relate to CWB?
Overqualified individuals are more likely to engage in CWB, possibly due to lack of challenge and boredom at work.
