“Sure I’ll do that, but the joke’s on you.” Malicious Compliance in the Workplace

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dc.contributor.advisorBowler, Mark C.
dc.contributor.authorScanlan, Lauren N
dc.contributor.departmentPsychology
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-15T13:28:57Z
dc.date.available2020-12-01T09:01:56Z
dc.date.created2018-12
dc.date.issued2018-11-30
dc.date.submittedDecember 2018
dc.date.updated2019-01-08T21:13:11Z
dc.degree.departmentPsychology
dc.degree.disciplineMA-Psychology General-Theoretic
dc.degree.grantorEast Carolina University
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.degree.nameM.A.
dc.description.abstractThis study examined the relationship of trait aggression and procedural justice with counterproductive work behaviors (CWB) and malicious compliance - explicitly following orders with the knowledge they will not produce the desired results. Implicit aggression and procedural justice contributed to the prediction of both CWBs and willingness to engage in malicious compliance. Specifically, individuals who were identified as having high implicit aggression and low explicit aggression reported higher instances of covert malicious compliance tendencies. Additionally, lower procedural justice in an organization was associated with higher instances of malicious compliance behaviors. Overall, this study establishes the construct and a novel measure of malicious compliance ([alpha] =.84). This knowledge can be applied to investigating individuals in the workplace as well as examining overall organizational climate.
dc.embargo.lift2020-12-01
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/7073
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEast Carolina University
dc.subjectMalicious compliance
dc.subjectCounterproductive work behavior
dc.subjectWorkplace deviance
dc.subjectOrganizational justice
dc.subjectAggression
dc.subject.lcshPsychology, Industrial
dc.subject.lcshOrganizational justice
dc.subject.lcshOrganizational behavior
dc.title“Sure I’ll do that, but the joke’s on you.” Malicious Compliance in the Workplace
dc.typeMaster's Thesis
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