Jonathan Cowan is upset because he was passed over for a promotion he had really worked hard for. In response to his anger toward the manager and the company, he has started gossiping about the manager with his colleagues and assigning blame on him unnecessarily. Jonathan's behavior is an example of ________.
A) deviant workplace behavior
B) distinction bias
C) cognitive dissonance
D) positivity offset
E) emotional dissonance

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People often behave in ways that violate established norms and threaten the organization, its members, or both. Such actions are called workplace deviant behaviors. For instance, an envious employee could backstab another employee, negatively distort others' successes, and positively distort his/her own accomplishments.

Jonathan Cowan Is Upset Because He Was Passed Over for a Promotion