Types and Causes of Deviant Workplace Behaviour in Public Organization in Malaysia

Deviant workplace behaviour is a paradox issue at universal level. Deviant workplace behaviour need to be studied by scholars to reduce harmful effects to employees such as job dissatisfaction, low performance, turnover intention and stress among employees. On the other hand it also involves high so...

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Main Author: Sathappan, Malini
Format: Conference Paper
Published: 2021
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/95195
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description Deviant workplace behaviour is a paradox issue at universal level. Deviant workplace behaviour need to be studied by scholars to reduce harmful effects to employees such as job dissatisfaction, low performance, turnover intention and stress among employees. On the other hand it also involves high social and economic cost towards the organization. The aim of the study is to explore types and its causes of Deviant workplace behaviour at law enforcement agency. Data was collected among police officers in Selangor state involving various departments. The study found “at risk behaviour” was a cause of 2 types of misconduct such as alcohol consumption and drugs.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-951952024-06-19T06:58:06Z Types and Causes of Deviant Workplace Behaviour in Public Organization in Malaysia Sathappan, Malini Deviant workplace behaviour is a paradox issue at universal level. Deviant workplace behaviour need to be studied by scholars to reduce harmful effects to employees such as job dissatisfaction, low performance, turnover intention and stress among employees. On the other hand it also involves high social and economic cost towards the organization. The aim of the study is to explore types and its causes of Deviant workplace behaviour at law enforcement agency. Data was collected among police officers in Selangor state involving various departments. The study found “at risk behaviour” was a cause of 2 types of misconduct such as alcohol consumption and drugs. 2021 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/95195 restricted
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Types and Causes of Deviant Workplace Behaviour in Public Organization in Malaysia
title Types and Causes of Deviant Workplace Behaviour in Public Organization in Malaysia
title_full Types and Causes of Deviant Workplace Behaviour in Public Organization in Malaysia
title_fullStr Types and Causes of Deviant Workplace Behaviour in Public Organization in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Types and Causes of Deviant Workplace Behaviour in Public Organization in Malaysia
title_short Types and Causes of Deviant Workplace Behaviour in Public Organization in Malaysia
title_sort types and causes of deviant workplace behaviour in public organization in malaysia
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/95195