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Predicting Counterproductive Performance Among Temporary Workers: A Note

Using prehire biographic and work history data, temporary help agency workers (N= 201) were classified as marginal or satisfactory. Marginal temps had characteristics suggesting poor work histories and willingness to accept any kind of employment. In prior jobs, they were paid less and more likely t...

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Published in:Industrial relations (Berkeley) 2005-07, Vol.44 (3), p.550-554
Main Authors: POSTHUMA, RICHARD A., CAMPION, MICHAEL A., VARGAS, AMBER L.
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Language:English
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Summary:Using prehire biographic and work history data, temporary help agency workers (N= 201) were classified as marginal or satisfactory. Marginal temps had characteristics suggesting poor work histories and willingness to accept any kind of employment. In prior jobs, they were paid less and more likely to have been laid off. They had also been temps for longer periods of time, and were more willing to work weekends and nights. The classification of temps as marginal versus satisfactory was validated using posthire data, showing that marginal temps had lower performance evaluations, and exhibited more counterproductive behaviors (e.g., late, absent, unsafe, or careless).
ISSN:0019-8676
1468-232X
DOI:10.1111/j.0019-8676.2005.00400.x