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Unethical Pro-organizational Behavior (UBP): Concept and Studies Evolution

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Unethical Pro-organizational Behavior was many times neglected in the organizational literature. But in the past few years, the phenomenon was introduced in the domain of organizational behavior and figures nowadays among the trendy topics of scientific interest. Several organizational scholars have conducted researches exploring the construct, and more and more scholarly papers about UPB have been published up to the current day. The present study has been developed based on examination and summary of the major works completed on Unethical Pro-organizational Behavior in order to trace the evolution of its concept since its infancy. Additionally, the paper gives readers a general review of Unethical Pro-Organizational Behavior studies.

DOI 10.11648/j.sjbm.20160402.13
Published in Science Journal of Business and Management (Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2016)
Page(s) 34-41
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Unethical Pro-organization Behavior, Organization Literature, Unethical Behavior

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