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    Every cloud has a silver lining: positive effects of deviant coworkers

    Date
    2012
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    Markova, Gergana
    Folger, Robert
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    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
    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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    http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2012.671201
    http://hdl.handle.net/10057/5265
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