Workplace Deviance (Bennett & Robinson)
About this scale
A 19-item measure of voluntary behaviour that violates significant organizational norms and threatens the well-being of the organization (organizational deviance, 12 items) or its members (interpersonal deviance, 7 items). Items use a 7-point frequency scale.
Sample item(s)
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: Interpersonal alpha 0.78; Organizational alpha 0.81. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Self-report deviance is sensitive to social-desirability bias; consider supervisor or peer ratings or marker-variable controls.
Source & citation
Bennett & Robinson (2000): Development of a measure of workplace deviance. JAP, 85(3), 349–360.
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