Illegitimate Tasks and Counterproductive Work Behavior: A Daily Diary Investigation

In this study we investigated the relationship between illegitimate tasks and counterproductive work behavior (CWB) in a moderated mediation model with anger as a mediator and time pressure and political skill as moderators. We collected data from 106 full-time employees across 10 consecutive working days. Results showed that within individuals, daily illegitimate tasks positively predicted end-of- day anger when daily time pressure was high....