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On the relationship between implicit attitudes and counterproductive work behaviors

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We used the Implicit Association Test (IAT) to assess employees’ implicit attitudes towards counterproductive work behaviors (CWBs) and contrasted employees’ explicit attitudes with their implicit attitudes towards those behaviors. We hypothesized that employees’ implicit attitudes would predict employees’ self-rating and supervisory rating of CWB. Data from 74 employees in a large retail store confirmed the hypotheses. This paper concludes with a discussion of the implications of the study.

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  1. Department of Management of Organizations, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong

    Kenneth S. Law

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    Ying Zhou

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Note: The work described in this paper was supported by a grant from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Project No. CUHK 448510).

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Law, K.S., Zhou, Y. On the relationship between implicit attitudes and counterproductive work behaviors. Asia Pac J Manag 31, 643–659 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-013-9346-8

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