Are they among us? A conceptual framework of the relationship between the dark triad personality and counterproductive work behaviors (CWBs)

Cohen, Aaron

doi:10.1016/j.hrmr.2015.07.003

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“…Machiavellianism in employees has long been studied from the individual perspective where behaviours have been identified and labelled as being ‘Machiavellian in their nature’. Previously, Machiavellianism has been studied as a style of leadership (Rego et al ., ), as a personality trait which leads to a breadth of counterproductive work behaviours (Cohen, ), or as a descriptor of unethical or abusive workplace behaviour (Greenbaum et al ., ). Fundamentally, these research perspectives agree that the Machiavellian individual is manipulative, seeks status for themselves and both distrusts and seeks to control others (Dahling et al ., ).…”

Section: Understanding Machiavellian Behaviour At Workmentioning

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Competitive communities of practice, knowledge sharing, and Machiavellian participation: a case study

Schofield

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Brooks

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Int J Training Development

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This paper explores the emergence of Machiavellian behaviour in a community of practice (CoP). The CoP was initiated by the top management team (TMT) as a management development initiative. Participants in a manufacturing setting were encouraged to engage in a series of problem‐solving tasks with counterparts from across the organization in a short‐term CoP. A qualitative case study, using in‐depth interviews, was conducted in a large processing plant in the Middle Eastern Kingdom of Bahrain. This is an empirical case study that explores employee participation in a short‐term management development programme which sought to create CoPs to enable knowledge sharing. A competitive element was introduced, and we contend this promoted behaviour which served the individuals rather than the CoP. The findings indicate that TMT intervention changes the dynamics of CoPs, reducing knowledge sharing and collaboration among community members. Recommendations are made to practitioners to be cognizant of the possibility of Machiavellian participation in CoPs.

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Section: Understanding Machiavellian Behaviour At Workmentioning

confidence: 97%

Competitive communities of practice, knowledge sharing, and Machiavellian participation: a case study

Schofield

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Brooks

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Int J Training Development

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“…The former is interpersonally-oriented and may involve bad behaviors toward co-workers, e.g., aggression, offending someone, being impolite and withholding crucial information. The latter is oriented toward the organization and involves behaviors such as theft, sabotage, absenteeism, and safety procedure violations (Bennett and Robinson, 2000; Spector, 2005; Hystad et al, 2014; Cohen, 2016). …”

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The Relationship Between Psychological Contract Breach and Employees’ Counterproductive Work Behaviors: The Mediating Effect of Organizational Cynicism and Work Alienation

Chen

2018

Front. Psychol.

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Psychological contract breach (PCB) may trigger negative attitudes in employees and ultimately cause further negative behaviors. By drawing on social exchange theory, this study aims to explore the link between PCB and counterproductive work behavior (CWB) by focusing on the mediating role of organizational cynicism and work alienation. We administered a cross-sectional survey of 484 energy company front-line employees. The conceptual model was examined via structural equation modeling. The results suggested that organizational cynicism and work alienation sequentially mediated the relationship between PCB and CWB. This study elucidated the mechanisms underlying the relationship between PCB and CWB by introducing negative attitudes (i.e., organizational cynicism and work alienation) into the model, and offered further evidence that organizations should pay more attention to employees’ PCB and negative attitudes in order to reduce their CWB.

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“…However, despite the growing interest in CWBs, our knowledge of its determinants remains insufficient, particularly in health care systems. Several meta‐analyses conducted on the relationship between CWBs and possible correlates exemplify this contention.…”

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Dark triad personalities and counterproductive work behaviors among physicians in China

Ying

Cohen

2018

Health Planning & Management

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The goal of this study was to examine the relationship between the dark triad personality (DTP) and organizational and individual counterproductive work behaviors (CWBs), based on the argument that situational variables mediate this relationship. The data were collected at Beijing Children's Hospital, the largest children's hospital in China. Paper and pencil questionnaires were distributed to 200 randomly selected physicians, of whom 168 responded, an 84% response rate. The findings of regression analysis and mediation analysis show a strong relationship between the DTP and CWBs. Of the three traits of the DTP, Machiavellianism was significantly related to both dimensions of CWBs, organizational and interpersonal. The findings also show that the relationship examined here was affected by mediators, particularly organizational commitment and organizational justice, emphasizing the effect of the environment on the behavior of dark personalities. The environment, represented by the mediators, had no effect on narcissists' CWB, and psychological contract breach was the only mediator found to have no mediating effect. The paper concludes with suggestions and recommendations for future research, in particular in different settings.

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Are they among us? A conceptual framework of the relationship between the dark triad personality and counterproductive work behaviors (CWBs)

Cited by 185 publications

References 87 publications

Competitive communities of practice, knowledge sharing, and Machiavellian participation: a case study

Competitive communities of practice, knowledge sharing, and Machiavellian participation: a case study

The Relationship Between Psychological Contract Breach and Employees’ Counterproductive Work Behaviors: The Mediating Effect of Organizational Cynicism and Work Alienation

Dark triad personalities and counterproductive work behaviors among physicians in China

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