TY - CHAP
T1 - Locating Behavioral Cynicism at Work
T2 - Construct Issues and Performance Implications
AU - Brandes, Pamela
AU - Das, Diya
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - In this article, we situate organizational cynicism at the nexus of the related constructs of burnout, stress, and antisocial behavior. We expand Dean, Brandes, and Dharwadkar's (1998) notion of behavioral cynicism to include cynical humor and cynical criticism. We also propose that cynical behavior has important, non-linear effects on employee work performance. Finally, we suggest that cynical behavior may act as a coping mechanism for employees and that such behavior moderates the stress-performance relationship.
AB - In this article, we situate organizational cynicism at the nexus of the related constructs of burnout, stress, and antisocial behavior. We expand Dean, Brandes, and Dharwadkar's (1998) notion of behavioral cynicism to include cynical humor and cynical criticism. We also propose that cynical behavior has important, non-linear effects on employee work performance. Finally, we suggest that cynical behavior may act as a coping mechanism for employees and that such behavior moderates the stress-performance relationship.
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U2 - 10.1016/S1479-3555(05)05007-9
DO - 10.1016/S1479-3555(05)05007-9
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:33645912600
SN - 0762312890
SN - 9780762312894
T3 - Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being
SP - 233
EP - 266
BT - Employee Health, Coping and Methodologies
A2 - Perrewe, Pamela
A2 - Ganster, Daniel
ER -