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Counterproductive work behavior (CWB) is employee's behavior that goes against the legitimate interests of an organization. [1] This behavior can harm the organization, other people within it, and other people and organizations outside it, including employers, other employees, suppliers, clients, patients and citizens.
Unethical behavior can be intended to benefit solely the perpetrator, or the entire business organization. Regardless, participating in unethical behavior can lead to negative morale and an overall negative work culture. [41] Examples of unethical behavior in business and environment can include: [42] Deliberate deception; Violation of conscience
Organizational deviance encompasses production and property deviance. Workplace-deviant behavior may be expressed as tardiness or excessive absenteeism. [8] These behaviors have been cited by some researchers as "withdraw(al) behaviors…such behaviors allow employees to withdraw physically and emotionally from the organization". [8]
Workplace incivility has been defined as low-intensity deviant behavior with ambiguous intent to harm the target. Uncivil behaviors are characteristically rude and discourteous , displaying a lack of regard for others. [ 1 ]
Boddy, C. R (2013) Corporate Psychopaths, Bullying and Unfair Supervision in the Workplace Aggression and Violent Behavior Volume 18, Issue 2, March–April, Pages 204–218; Boddy, C. R (2014) Corporate psychopaths, conflict, employee affective well-being and counterproductive work behaviour Journal of Business Ethics
The workplace in general can be a stressful environment, so a negative way of coping with stress or an inability to do so can be particularly damning. Workplace bullies may have high social intelligence and low emotional intelligence (EI). [93] In this context, bullies tend to rank high on the social ladder and are adept at influencing others.
A significant source of work stress is associated with aggressive behaviors at workplace. [2] In Asian countries, workplace harassment is one of the poorly attended issues by managers in organizations. [3] However, it attracted much attention from researchers and governments since the 1980s.
Workplace aggression is a specific type of aggression which occurs in the workplace. [1] [2] Workplace aggression is any type of hostile behavior that occurs in the workplace. [3] [1] [4] It can range from verbal insults and threats to physical violence, and it can occur between coworkers, supervisors, and subordinates.