The relationship of GMA to counterproductive work behavior revisited |
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| Authors: | Bernd Marcus Uwe Wagner Amanda Poole Deborah M. Powell Julie Carswell |
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| Affiliation: | 1. University of Hagen, Hagen, Germany;2. Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany;3. University of Western Ontario, Canada;4. University of Guelph, Canada;5. Sigma Assessment Systems, Inc., Canada |
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| Abstract: | Recent research reported that general mental ability (GMA) predicted counterproductive work behavior (CWB), whereas some previous studies failed to find such a relationship. We tested occupational homogeneity of the sample and criterion measurement as two potential explanations for these inconsistencies. Study 1 replicated major design features of one previous study, which found no GMA–CWB relation in a heterogeneous sample, with occupationally homogeneous groups. Results confirmed previous null findings, indicating no effect of sample homogeneity. In Study 2, using a controlled laboratory setting, GMA was again unrelated to self‐reported CWB, but partially predicted observed CWB negatively. Combined findings suggest that GMA is consistently unrelated to CWB self‐reports but may predict objectively measured CWB independently of the likelihood of being caught. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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| Keywords: | counterproductive work behavior general mental ability grade point average integrity intelligence |
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