Examining the Influence of Organizational Inequity and Counterproductive Work Behavior on Workplace Misconduct within Pakistan's Power Industry

Abstract

The current study investigated the effect of organizational injustice and counterproductive work behavior on workplace deviance. This was done in Pakistan's power sector. Electricity is the backbone of any country's economy, and without it, progress and development cannot run. Currently, the country is facing a severe energy shortage, which leads to cascading crises like skewed management values, etc. The management tiers of power sector organizations have a series of values that need to be fulfilled. In the same way, rapid demand, a decreased supply of electricity, poor infrastructure of transmission lines, and theft cases of power. The variables used in the current study are organizational injustice, workplace deviance, and counterproductive work behavior. The data was collected from 250 employees of firms like Balloki power plant, Haveli Bahadur Shah power plant, Bhikki power plant, Quaid-e-Azam thermal power company (QPTL), Nandipur power plant, Port Qasim power plant, Quaid-e-Azam solar plant in Bahawalpur, and Sahiwal coal power plant. It was found that the possible cause of disruption in production and consumption of energy is due to system malfunction, capacity generation, and distribution losses. Consequently, it was determined that organizational injustice is associated with an individual’s perception of his or her treatment, either fairly or unfairly, within an energy sector organization.