ABSTRACT
Counterproductive work behavior (CWB) is an umbrella term that refers to a wide range of acts conducted by employees that are harmful to organizations and their stakeholders. Whereas some specifi c acts of CWB, most notably withdrawal behaviors such as absence and turnover, have been investigated for decades, the emergence of the study of CWB as a broad class of behaviors is a recent development. Unfortunately, the literature on behaviors that can be classifi ed as CWB is broad and disjointed and is in need of better integration. As we will note, there have been several terms used to refer to conceptually distinct but operationally overlapping if not identical constructs that are often studied in isolation from one another.
