Counterproductive work behavior is an important and established form of employee job performance. It refers to behaviors that are intentional and that can be harmful to the organization or its members. It is distinguishable from task performance and organizational citizenship behavior. This...

In accordance with the theory of threatened egotism and aggression, the relationships among narcissism, trait anger, job constraints and counterproductive work behavior (CWB) were explored in a questionnaire study. The results were supportive of the hypotheses that narcissism would relate to...

Researchers have recently drawn attention to performance elements that extend beyond task performance (often labeled as organizational citizenship behavior, or OCB). A second stream of research concerns detrimental, potentially destructive acts that hurt colleagues or organizations (labeled...