Time banditry behavior in China: Dimension exploration and scale development

• Published in: European management journal Vol. 43; no. 3; pp. 527 - 537
• Main Authors: Niu, Xiaoyue, Yu, Guilan, Cao, Weihang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2025
• Subjects: Chinese context; Scale development; Structural dimensions; Time banditry behavior; Time banditry behavior; Chinese context; Scale development; Structural dimensions

Time banditry behavior (TBB) refers to employees participating in nonwork-related activities during work hours while still being compensated by the company for that time. Although there are existing scales to measure this behavior, their relevance in the Chinese context is constrained by the cultura...