Deviant and Criminal Behavior in the Workplace: (Psychology and Crime)

Workplace crimes are never far from the news. From major scandals like Enron to violent crimes committed by co-workers to petty theft of office supplies, deviant and criminal behavior is common in the workplace. Psychological factors are almost always involved when an employee engages in such behavior. Deviant and Criminal Behavior in the Workplace offers insights at the level of the individual employee and also sheds light on the role organizations themselves may play in fostering such criminal behavior. The volume considers psychological factors involved in theft and fraud, workplace violence, employee discrimination, and sexual harassment. It also analyses a number of variables which can influence such behavior including employee personality, employee emotional processes, experience of occupational stress, organizational culture, organizational injustice, and human resource management practices. The book will be of core interest to those interested in the psychology and sociology of work, organizational behavior, and human resource management.

Table of Contents:
Part I : Introduction1 Conceptual Foundations: Insights from Criminology and the Sociology of WorkPart I I : Employee Characteristics Associated with D viant Workplace Behavior2 Emotions and Deviance3 Born to Be Deviant? An Examination of the Relationship between Workplace Deviance and Employee Personality4 The Role of Occupational Stress in Workplace DeviancePart I I I : Organizational Influences on Deviant Workplace Behavior5 Accounting in Organizational Environments: Contextualizing Rules and Fraud6 Human Resource Management and Deviant/Criminal Behavior in OrganizationsPart IV : The Rol e of ( In) Justice and Social Power in Deviant Workplace Behavior7 Hazards of Justice: Egocentric Bias, Moral Judgmentsand Revenge-Seeking8 The Role of Social Power in Sexual Harassment and Job DiscriminationPart V : Violence in the Workplace9 When Employees Turn Violent: The Potential Role of Workplace Culture in Triggering Deviant Behavior10 Workplace Violence: Prevention and Aftermath

About the Author :
Steven M. Elias is Head of the Management Department at New Mexico State University.

Review :
"Never before have we had a resource that has brought together research that thoughtfully considers the full spectrum of deviance; who enacts deviance; the environmental conditions that drive people to deviance; and the consequences of deviances on actors, victims, and bystanders. This is a valuable volume for anyone with interest in the issues inherent to complex people working together within complex systems." Deborah E. Rupp, William C. Byham Chair in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Purdue University