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Every cloud has a silver lining: positive effects of deviant coworkers.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Markova, Gergana Folger, Robert |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Abstract | Drawing on the labeling perspective of deviance, we investigate employee reactions to coworkers perceived as deviants. We look at two positive effects for employees in the presence of a deviant coworker. First, in comparison to a deviant individual, other employees can draw more positive conclusions about themselves; and second, a deviant can be informative about organizational norms, thereby improving employee role clarity. We also examine individual and situational moderators. For the purpose of the study, we developed a measure of the presence of a deviant. The hypothesized relationships were tested in two large samples using multiple regression analyses. The results revealed that in the presence of a deviant coworker, employees reported enhanced self-evaluation. The presence of a deviant coworker was associated with better role clarity only for employees with more interdependent jobs. We also discuss practical implications of the findings and future research directions. |
| Starting Page | 586 |
| Ending Page | 612 |
| Page Count | 27 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1080/00224545.2012.671201 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1753&context=etd |
| PubMed reference number | 22930998 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2012.671201 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 152 |
| Issue Number | 5 |
| Journal | The Journal of social psychology |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
