Title

Bad Behavior In Groups: The Impact Of Overall Justice Climate And Functional Dependence On Counterproductive Work Behavior In Work Units

Keywords

functional dependence; interpersonal deviance; overall justice climate; political behavior; self-serving behaviors

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. © The Author(s) 2013.

Publication Date

4-1-2013

Publication Title

Group and Organization Management

Volume

38

Issue

2

Number of Pages

230-257

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/1059601113479399

Socpus ID

84875017488 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84875017488

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