Journal of Management and Business Administration, Vol., 3, 51-59, 2022
Authors: Jane A. Kisinyo1, Geoffrey K. Kimutai2 & Stella Omari3
1,2,3Kisii University, P O Box 408-40200, Kisii, Kenya
Author Email: kisinyos@yahoo.co.uk
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to examine the organizational drivers of counterproductive work behavior (CWB), a deliberate self-motivated action that breaches significant organizational norms and threatens its existence and that of its stakeholders. Examples of such behaviors, along with the organizational drivers, were identified through literature review. CWB constructs were catalogued and organized, with two specific types of CWB being identified: CWB-O (targeting organization) and CWB-I (aimed at individuals). Organizational drivers were also identified and included: organizational culture and leadership, human resource management practices, negligent retention of counterproductive employees, job stressors and organizational justice. Literature suggests that certain factors within the organization make the organizational environment more vulnerable and prone to CWB. The implication is that organizations can contribute to CWB by either creating social conditions promoting it by generating deviant inclinations, or by lowering restraints against CWBs. The paper concludes that it is in an organization’s best interest to ensure that even the mildest form of misbehavior is not condoned, and that serious effort is made to curb CWB from spreading within organizations.
Keywords: counterproductive work behavior, organizational culture, leadership, human resource management practices, job stressors, organizational justice, negligent retention
Suggested Citation
Kisinyo, J. A., Kimutai, G.K. & Omari, S. (2022). Select Organizational Drivers of Counterproductive Work Behavior: Insights from Literature. Journal of Management and Business Administration, Vol., 3, 51-59. Available online at http://writersbureau.net/journals/jmba/select-organizational-drivers-of-counterproductive-work-behavior-insights-from-literature.pdf
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