A Study by Ilies and Colleagues Suggested That One Way

question 6

Multiple Choice

A study by Ilies and colleagues suggested that one way to reduce counterproductive work behaviors (CWBs) is by:

• A)firing individuals who are caught engaging in CWBs.
• B)providing feedback to employees about the negative effects their CWBs have on the organization.
• C)providing financial incentives for not engaging in CWBs.
• D)requiring them to engage in more OCBs.

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Definitions:

Defense Mechanism

Unconscious psychological mechanisms that reduce anxiety arising from unacceptable or potentially harmful stimuli.

Sublimation

Channeling socially unacceptable impulses and urges into socially acceptable behavior.

Superego

One of the three components of the human psyche in Freudian psychoanalytic theory, representing the internalized societal standards of morality and ethics.

Metaphor

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.