Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
submittedVersion
Publication Date
12-2020
Abstract
This study extends research on the link between personality and Counterproductive Work Behavior (CWB) by investigating whether the implicit Affiliation, Achievement, and Power motives contribute to the prediction of CWB beyond basic personality traits. Employees high in Affiliation, Achievement, and Power motives may disengage from CWB because it is not rewarding and thwarts goal attainment. In Study 1 (N = 263), we found that Affiliation predicted self-rated CWB beyond traits. In Study 2 (N = 121), we found that Affiliation and Power predicted supervisor-rated CWB. Our findings thus suggest to also consider implicit motives as personality determinants of CWB.
Keywords
Counterproductive work behavior, Implicit motives, Personality traits
Discipline
Industrial and Organizational Psychology | Organizational Behavior and Theory
Research Areas
Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources
Publication
Journal of Research in Personality
Volume
89
First Page
1
Last Page
12
ISSN
0092-6566
Identifier
10.1016/j.jrp.2020.104019
Publisher
Elsevier: 24 months
Citation
RUNGE, J. Malte; LANG, Jonas W. B.; ZETTLER, Ingo; and LIEVENS, Filip.
Predicting counterproductive work behavior: Do implicit motives have incremental validity beyond explicit traits?. (2020). Journal of Research in Personality. 89, 1-12.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/6617
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2020.104019
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