| dc.contributor.author |
Markova, Gergana |
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| dc.contributor.author |
Folger, Robert |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2012-09-09T01:32:19Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2012-09-09T01:32:19Z |
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| dc.date.issued |
2012 |
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| dc.identifier.citation |
Markova, Gergana, Folger, Robert. 2012. Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining: Positive Effects of Deviant Coworkers. Journal of Social Psychology, v.152 no.5 pp.586-612 |
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| dc.identifier.issn |
0022-4545 |
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| dc.identifier.other |
WOS:000306684200005 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2012.671201 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10057/5265 |
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| dc.description |
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| dc.description.abstract |
Drawing on the labeling perspective of deviance, we investigate employee reactions to coworkers perceived as deviants. We look at two positive effects for employees in the presence of a deviant coworker. First, in comparison to a deviant individual, other employees can draw more positive conclusions about themselves; and second, a deviant can be informative about organizational norms, thereby improving employee role clarity. We also examine individual and situational moderators. For the purpose of the study, we developed a measure of the presence of a deviant. The hypothesized relationships were tested in two large samples using multiple regression analyses. The results revealed that in the presence of a deviant coworker, employees reported enhanced self-evaluation. The presence of a deviant coworker was associated with better role clarity only for employees with more interdependent jobs. We also discuss practical implications of the findings and future research directions. |
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en_US |
| dc.publisher |
Taylor & Francis |
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| dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Journal of Social Psychology;v.152 no.5 |
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| dc.subject |
Deviant coworker |
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| dc.subject |
Reactions to deviance |
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| dc.subject |
Social comparison |
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| dc.subject |
Social construction |
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| dc.subject |
Vicarious learning |
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| dc.title |
Every cloud has a silver lining: positive effects of deviant coworkers |
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| dc.type |
Article |
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| dc.description.version |
Peer reviewed |
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| dc.rights.holder |
Copyright Taylor & Francis Inc. 2012 |
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