Title

Bad Behavior in Groups: The Impact of Overall Justice Climate and Functional Dependence on Counterproductive Work Behavior in Work Units

Authors

Authors

M. Priesemuth; A. Arnaud;M. Schminke

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Group Organ. Manage.

Keywords

overall justice climate; functional dependence; political behavior; interpersonal deviance; self-serving behaviors; ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR; GROUP ENGAGEMENT MODEL; TRICKLE-DOWN MODEL; PROCEDURAL JUSTICE; ABUSIVE SUPERVISION; EMPLOYEE; ATTITUDES; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTERACTIONAL JUSTICE; MULTILEVEL; ANALYSIS; WORKPLACE DEVIANCE; Psychology, Applied; Management

Abstract

Recent research shows the powerful impact of counterproductive behavior in teams. This study explores how team characteristics combine to influence bad behavior in groups. It builds upon recent work in organizational justice by exploring the relationship between overall justice climate and work groups' deviant and political behavior. Findings suggest that the structure of the work itself, in the form of functional dependence, moderates this relationship. Specifically, it is argued that the relationship between injustice climate and deviant and political behavior will be strongest when functional dependence between employees is low. Results from a sample of 539 employees and 113 supervisors in 113 work units support the hypotheses.

Journal Title

Group & Organization Management

Volume

38

Issue/Number

2

Publication Date

1-1-2013

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

230

Last Page

257

WOS Identifier

WOS:000323044500003

ISSN

1059-6011

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