The Metasynthesis and Metamethod of Deviant Behavior Research in Iranian Organizations: An Investigation of the Consequences

The purpose of this study was to highlight the concept of organizational deviant behavior by investigating the previous studies, presenting a comprehensive image of this process, providing a valuable insight about the status of deviant behavior research in Iran, and guiding future studies in order to fill the existing gaps in this arena. Using metasynthesis method, the findings of the quantitative and qualitative methods were combined and the final model was designed. To this end, the content of 95 studies on organizational deviant behaviors was studied through Sandelowski and Barroso’s (2007) seven-step model. Then, by compiling, combining, and interpreting the findings of those studies, the related dimensions and codes were extracted and used to develop a new model based on the consequences in order to provide a new and comprehensive image of organizational deviant behaviors. The deviant behavior model of this study identified 118 indices in the form of 13 secondary and 5 primary dimensions. The primary dimensions of the model are self-destruction, destruction of colleagues, destruction of managers, destruction of organization, and phenomenalism. Organizational deviant behaviors in most studies have been investigated as the dependent variable using Robinson and Bennett classification. The study at hand precisely examined these behaviors, gave in a new classification of these behaviors, and provided a comprehensive model of their consequences in Iran.