Cyber technologies have brought irreparable changes to the workplace, and with that have created new avenues for counterproductive work behavior. The most significant and contentious of which is cyberloafing, or the personal use of the internet during work hours. While employers may view this as a productivity loss, research such as a 2008 study by Vivian Lim and Don Chen shows that cyberloafing may increase worker productivity and ability to concentrate. Another form of workplace deviance influenced by cyber technologies is interpersonal deviance. It is much easier for gossip and drama to spread when one feels there is little to no chance of one’s boss or the affected parties overhearing.

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Lim, V., & Chen, D. (2009). Cyberloafing at the workplace: Gain or drain on work? Taylor & Francis. Retrieved March 25, 2022, from https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01449290903353054?scroll=top&needAccess=true