Development of a measure of workplace deviance.

TLDR

Workplace deviance research requires reliable measurement instruments to assess harmful behaviors within organizations. The study aimed to create theoretically grounded scales for measuring workplace deviance. The authors constructed a 12‑item organizational deviance scale and a 7‑item interpersonal deviance scale. The scales demonstrated good internal consistency (.81 and .78), a valid two‑factor structure, and preliminary construct validity.

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to develop broad, theoretically derived measure(s) of deviant behavior in the workplace. Two scales were developed: a 12-item scale of organizational deviance (deviant behaviors directly harmful to the organization) and a 7-item scale of interpersonal deviance (deviant behaviors directly harmful to other individuals within the organization). These scales were found to have internal reliabilities of .81 and .78, respectively. Confirmatory factor analysis verified that a 2-factor structure had acceptable fit. Preliminary evidence of construct validity is also provided. The implications of this instrument for future empirical research on workplace deviance are discussed.