Week 3

Question 1

What is Task Performance?

Answer 1

-the actions that directly transform raw materials to goods and services –they are the things that are typically included in job descriptions

Question 2

What is Counterproductive Work Behaviour (CWB)?

Answer 2

-employee behaviour that goes against the legitimate interests of an organization.

Question 3

What are some examples of CWB?

Answer 3

Absenteeism
Bullying
Loafing
Lateness
Sabotage
Sexual harassment
Substance abuse
Theft 
Turnover
Withdrawal

Question 4

What constitutes scientific misconduct?

Answer 4

-Fabrication
-Falsification
-Plagiarism
(falsification is a more problematic category)

Question 5

What is the relationship between OCB and CWB?

Answer 5

-OCB and CWB could be considered opposites in the sense that the former benefits the organization, whereas the latter harms it.

Question 6

What are some common factors of OCB and CWB?

Answer 6

-Both OCB and CWB can be separated into behaviour that is directed toward other employees and behaviour directed toward the organization as a whole.

Question 7

What are the shared antecedents of OCB and CWB?

Answer 7

• Job satisfaction
• Perceptions of organizational justice
• Positive affectivity
• Negative affectivity
• Conscientiousness
• Organizational commitment