Workplace deviance is defined as “The deliberate desire to cause harm to an organization–more specifically, a workplace.” Cyber technologies have offered opportunities for this kind of behavior to occur in several ways. One of which being common in many workplaces, an upset employee. Employees can become upset for many reasons, whether it be for not receiving a promotion, or if he/she got fired, but sometimes those employees could take their anger and frustration out onto the company. Perhaps that employee, in retaliation for getting fired, might leak sensitive company information. Another example of workplace deviance in the cyber technology field is allowing someone access to too much information. Say that an authorized individual accidentally gives an employee access to information they shouldn’t have access to. This employee could potentially leak the information, or sell it to a rival company for a large profit. Cyber technologies have also made it easier to commit workplace deviance, and has made it harder to detect. It is harder to detect because much of the deviance takes place in cyberspace, rather than in the physical workplace. Because workplace deviance is now easier and simpler to commit, thanks to cyber technologies, more people are doing it now more than ever. Research from Oxford even found that 50% – 75% of employees engage in some form of deviant behavior. In order to prevent events such as these, it is important that businesses/organizations establish that deviant behavior, such as behavior that is mentioned above, will not be tolerated and can lead to serious consequences to those who engage in deviant behavior. Some other ways workplace deviance can be prevented is by improving the recruitment and onboarding process, promoting ethical behavior through company rules, implementing incentives, leading by example, and promoting authority.
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