Constructive Deviance in Organizations: Integrating and Moving Forward

• Main Authors: Abhijeet K. VADERA, PRATT, Michael G., MISHRA, Pooja
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2013
• Subjects: constructive deviance; deviance; positive deviance; Organizational Behavior and Theory
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/4906; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/5905/viewcontent/VaderaPrattMishra_ConstructiveDeviance_JOM_2013_pv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

A growing literature explores the notion of constructive deviance conceptualized as behaviors that depart from the norms of the reference group such that they benefit the reference group and conform to hypernorms. We argue that constructive deviance is an umbrella term that encompasses several diffe...