Counterproductive Work Behavior Checklist (CWB-C) (45-item)

How often have you done each of the following things on your present job?
Never

#urposel wasted our emplo er$s materials%supplies (a dreamed rather than did our work Complained a)out insi*ni+icant thin*s at work Told people outside the ,o) what a lous place ou work +or #urposel did our work incorrectl Came to work late without permission /ta ed home +rom work and said ou were sick when ou weren$t 0" #urposel dama*ed a piece o+ e1uipment or propert 2" #urposel dirtied or littered our place o+ work !3" /tolen somethin* )elon*in* to our emplo er !!" /tarted or continued a dama*in* or harm+ul rumor at work !&" Been nast or rude to a client or customer !'" #urposel worked slowl when thin*s needed to *et done !4" 4e+used to take on an assi*nment when asked !5" #urposel came late to an appointment or meetin* !-" 5ailed to report a pro)lem so it would *et worse !." Taken a lon*er )reak than ou were allowed to take !0" #urposel +ailed to +ollow instructions !2" 6e+t work earlier than ou were allowed to &3" 7nsulted someone a)out their ,o) per+ormance

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Ever da

Once or twice per week

Once or Twice per month

Once or Twice

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4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

&!" 8ade +un o+ someone$s personal li+e &&" Took supplies or tools home without permission &'" Tried to look )us while doin* nothin* &4" #ut in to )e paid +or more hours than ou worked &5" Took mone +rom our emplo er without permission &-" 7*nored someone at work &." 4e+used to help someone at work &0" Withheld needed in+ormation +rom someone at work &2" #urposel inter+ered with someone at work doin* his%her ,o) '3" Blamed someone at work +or error ou made '!" /tarted an ar*ument with someone at work '&" /tole somethin* )elon*in* to someone at work ''" 9er)all a)used someone at work '4" 8ade an o)scene *esture (the +in*er) to someone at work '5" Threatened someone at work with violence How often have you done each of the following things on your present job?

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Never

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

'-" Threatened someone at work: )ut not ph sicall '." /aid somethin* o)scene to someone at work to make them +eel )ad '0" ;id somethin* so someone at work couldn$t +ind it '2" (id somethin* to make someone at work look )ad 43" #la ed a mean prank to em)arrass someone at work 4!" (estro ed propert )elon*in* to someone at work 4&" 6ooked at someone at work$s private mail%propert without permission 4'" ;it or pushed someone at work

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Once or twice per week

Once or Twice per month

Once or Twice

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4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

44" 7nsulted or made +un o+ someone at work 45" <voided returnin* a phone call to someone ou should at work
Cop ri*ht &33& /u= 5o> and #aul E" /pector: <ll ri*hts reserved"

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5 5

(etails o+ the scale and its development are in /pector: #" E": 5o>: /": #enne : 6" 8": Bruursema: ?": @oh: <": A ?essler: /" (&33-)" The dimensionalit o+ counterproductivit B <re all counterproductive )ehaviors created e1ualC Journal of Vocational Behavior: 68: 44--4-3"

CWB-C 45-7tem /corin* To score the CWB-C: sum responses to items shown )elow +or each su)scale (or*ani=ational versus person): or all the items +or the total score" CWB or*ani=ationB !: &: ': 4: 5: -: .: 0: 2: !3: !': !4: !5: !-: !.: !0: !2: &&: &': &4: &5" CWB personB !!: &3: &!: &--44"