SOMEBODY’S WATCHING YOU: AN INVESTIGATION OF OBSERVER REACTIONS TO DEVIANT WORK BEHAVIORS

Simple item page
dc.contributor.advisorPenney, Lisa M.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSteinberg, Lynne
dc.contributor.committeeMemberCampion, James E.
dc.creatorBrothers, Sara Ann
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-04T05:42:22Z
dc.date.available2015-01-04T05:42:22Z
dc.date.createdDecember 2013
dc.date.issued2013-12
dc.date.updated2015-01-04T05:42:22Z
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to expand understanding of how deviant behaviors impact organizations by examining the observer. Based on two deontological response models and social learning theory, I expected the target (an individual or the organization) of DWB, severity of DWB, and the observer’s identification with the victim to predict observers’ behavioral responses. A policy capturing study of 196 working adults yielded largely supportive data. Participants were more likely to report, confront, and aid the target when the target was a person, the behavior was severe, or the observer identified with the target. Participants were more likely to ignore or imitate when the target was an organization, the behavior was of low severity, or the observer did not identify with the target. Implications and limitations are also discussed.
dc.description.departmentPsychology, Department of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10657/861
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).
dc.subjectCWB
dc.subjectDeviant behavior
dc.subjectObservers
dc.subjectPolicy Capturing Study
dc.subjectDeontological response
dc.subject.lcshPsychology, Industrial
dc.titleSOMEBODY’S WATCHING YOU: AN INVESTIGATION OF OBSERVER REACTIONS TO DEVIANT WORK BEHAVIORS
dc.type.dcmiText
dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
thesis.degree.departmentPsychology, Department of
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.majorPsychology, Industrial and Organizational
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

Files

Original bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
BROTHERS-THESIS-2013.pdf
Size:
471.36 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download

License bundle

Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
LICENSE_1.txt
Size:
1.84 KB
Format:
Plain Text
Description:
Download
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
LICENSE.txt
Size:
1.84 KB
Format:
Plain Text
Description:
Download

Collections

Published ETD Collection