Does Collective Supplementary Fit Constrain Workplace Deviance?

This study examines whether a collective person-group supplementary fit (hereafter, collective supplementary fit) constrains deviant behaviors likely to occur in the workplace. The study observed a two-way interaction between the mean and the dispersion (diversity) of collective supplementary fit in predicting interpersonal deviance in the workplace. The results showed that the two-way interaction between the collective fit mean and its dispersion was negatively associated with interpersonal deviance. The relationship between perceptions of collective supplementary fit and interpersonal deviance was stronger when dispersion was high than low. Implications and future research directions are discussed.