I Saw Something, Do I Say Something? The Role of the Organization, Supervisor, and Coworkers in Encouraging Workers to Peer Report Others’ Counterproductive Work Behavior

I Saw Something, Do I Say Something? The Role of the Organization, Supervisor, and Coworkers in Encouraging Workers to Peer Report Others’ Counterproductive Work Behavior

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Main Author: Dagosta, Joseph William
Language:English
Published: Wright State University / OhioLINK 2017
Subjects:
Psychology
peer reporting
counterproductive work behavior
workplace deviance
organizational commitment
situational strength theory
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1495107814943573
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-wright14951078149435732021-08-03T07:02:32Z I Saw Something, Do I Say Something? The Role of the Organization, Supervisor, and Coworkers in Encouraging Workers to Peer Report Others’ Counterproductive Work Behavior Dagosta, Joseph William Psychology peer reporting counterproductive work behavior workplace deviance organizational commitment situational strength theory Counterproductive work behaviors (CWBs) harm organizations and their members (Bennett & Robinson, 2000; Niehoff & Paul, 2000). CWBs, however, often go unnoticed by management. Peer reporting, which refers to employees notifying organizational authorities of their peers’ CWBs, can help the organization detect CWBs. Employees, however, are generally hesitant to peer report (Bowling & Lyons, 2015; Treviño & Victor, 1992). The purpose of the current study was to investigate the mechanisms by which the organization, supervisor, and the workgroup might each facilitate employees’ peer reporting of CWBs. Drawing from situational strength theory, I argue that the organizational peer reporting policies, supervisors’ encouragement to peer report, and workgroup norms regarding peer reporting each create a “strong” peer reporting situation in which employees are more likely to peer report. Furthermore, I argue that commitment to the organization, supervisor, and workgroup moderates the respective relationships of organizational policies, supervisors’ encouragement, and workgroup norms with employees’ peer reporting of CWBs. Using a sample of workers from Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (MTurk; N = 450), I found that organizational commitment moderates the relationship between organizational peer reporting policies and peer reporting of CWBs targeted at the organization. My findings have important practical and theoretical implications for the peer reporting literature. 2017-08-02 English text Wright State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1495107814943573 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1495107814943573 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Psychology
peer reporting
counterproductive work behavior
workplace deviance
organizational commitment
situational strength theory
spellingShingle Psychology
peer reporting
counterproductive work behavior
workplace deviance
organizational commitment
situational strength theory
Dagosta, Joseph William
I Saw Something, Do I Say Something? The Role of the Organization, Supervisor, and Coworkers in Encouraging Workers to Peer Report Others’ Counterproductive Work Behavior
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title_short I Saw Something, Do I Say Something? The Role of the Organization, Supervisor, and Coworkers in Encouraging Workers to Peer Report Others’ Counterproductive Work Behavior
title_full I Saw Something, Do I Say Something? The Role of the Organization, Supervisor, and Coworkers in Encouraging Workers to Peer Report Others’ Counterproductive Work Behavior
title_fullStr I Saw Something, Do I Say Something? The Role of the Organization, Supervisor, and Coworkers in Encouraging Workers to Peer Report Others’ Counterproductive Work Behavior
title_full_unstemmed I Saw Something, Do I Say Something? The Role of the Organization, Supervisor, and Coworkers in Encouraging Workers to Peer Report Others’ Counterproductive Work Behavior
title_sort i saw something, do i say something? the role of the organization, supervisor, and coworkers in encouraging workers to peer report others’ counterproductive work behavior
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