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Perceived psycho-emotional influence of aesthetics, affluence and environmental sophistication on employees’ theft behaviours in the workplace
Abstract
This study examined employees. perception of workplace theft in six industrial organizations at different situations where aesthetics, affluence and environmental sophistication were presented. Participants were one hundred and forty-four employees (72 males and 72 males) selected from
Shell, Mobil, Altec, NBC, Peacock and Safeway Ventures in the south-south and south Eastern parts of Nigeria. A questionnaire was used in
collecting data about workplace theft as may be influenced by aesthetics, affluence and environmental sophistication. The Chi-Square
Goodness of Fit and Test of Independence were used in analyzing data. Results showed that employees were perceived to engage in workplace
theft under the influence of aesthetics ( 2 . = 18.86, 3df, P <0.01); were also perceived to steal when wealth was present ( 2 . = 47.64, 3df, P
<0.01) and were also perceived to be assisted by sophisticated technologies to steal ( 2 . = 78.84, 3df, P <0.01). Moreover, other results showed a statistically significant difference between perceived organizational theft behaviour across the three variables ( 2 . = 109.93, df = 25, P <0.01); a statistically significant difference in the perception
of employee theft between junior and senior employees ( 2 . = 26.39, df = 9, P <0.01) and a statistically significant difference in the perceived
theft behaviour of male and female employees ( 2 . = 586.057, df = 5 P <0.01). These findings were discussed in line with supporting evidence of
previous studies. Implications of the findings were discussed and recommendations provided for policy.
Shell, Mobil, Altec, NBC, Peacock and Safeway Ventures in the south-south and south Eastern parts of Nigeria. A questionnaire was used in
collecting data about workplace theft as may be influenced by aesthetics, affluence and environmental sophistication. The Chi-Square
Goodness of Fit and Test of Independence were used in analyzing data. Results showed that employees were perceived to engage in workplace
theft under the influence of aesthetics ( 2 . = 18.86, 3df, P <0.01); were also perceived to steal when wealth was present ( 2 . = 47.64, 3df, P
<0.01) and were also perceived to be assisted by sophisticated technologies to steal ( 2 . = 78.84, 3df, P <0.01). Moreover, other results showed a statistically significant difference between perceived organizational theft behaviour across the three variables ( 2 . = 109.93, df = 25, P <0.01); a statistically significant difference in the perception
of employee theft between junior and senior employees ( 2 . = 26.39, df = 9, P <0.01) and a statistically significant difference in the perceived
theft behaviour of male and female employees ( 2 . = 586.057, df = 5 P <0.01). These findings were discussed in line with supporting evidence of
previous studies. Implications of the findings were discussed and recommendations provided for policy.
