Monkey See, Monkey Do: The Influence of Work Groups on the Antisocial Behavior of Employees

This cross-level field study, involving 187 employees from 35 groups in 20 organizations, examined how individuals' antisocial behaviors at work are shaped by the antisocial behavior of their coworkers. We found a positive relationship between the level of antisocial behavior exhibited by an in...

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Published in:Academy of Management journal 1998-12, Vol.41 (6), p.658-672
Main Authors: Robinson, Sandra L., O'Leary-Kelly, Anne M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anti-social behaviour
Antisocial behavior
Antisocial personality disorder
Applied psychology
Attitudes
Banduras
Behavior
Behaviour in groups
Employee problems
Employees
Groups
Human resources
Influence
Information processing
Learning
Organizational behavior
Organizations
Regression analysis
Role models
Social behavior
Social learning theory
Studies
Teamwork
Work environment
Workplaces
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Summary:This cross-level field study, involving 187 employees from 35 groups in 20 organizations, examined how individuals' antisocial behaviors at work are shaped by the antisocial behavior of their coworkers. We found a positive relationship between the level of antisocial behavior exhibited by an individual and that exhibited by his or her coworkers. We also found that a number of factors moderated this relationship. Finally, we found that dissatisfaction with coworkers was higher when individuals engaged in less antisocial behavior than their coworkers.
ISSN:0001-4273
0000-1427
1948-0989
DOI:10.5465/256963