Investigating and Explaining Relationship between Work Ethic and Counterproductive Behavior at Social Security Organization in Guilan Province

This study has been conducted to Investigate and explain relationship between work ethic and counterproductive behavior at social security organization in Guilan province. Statistical universe consists of 672 employees of social security organization in Guilan province and statistical samples were 152 individuals who have been selected using two-stage cluster sampling. Information gathering tools were two standardized questionnaire in work ethic (Boatwright and Slate) and counterproductive behavior (Spector et al، Robinson and Bennett). Research hypothesis testing has been performed using multi- variable regression and correlation. Regression results through step by step method show that from eight component of Work ethic (Adherence to company policies، Attendance and Punctuality، Cooperativeness and Teamwork، Integrity and Honesty، Observance of organizational provision، Productivity، Proper use of office equipment and electronics، Responsiveness to supervision) have following priority roles order: the Attendance، Punctuality، Responsiveness to supervision، Integrity and Honesty have significant role in explaining counterproductive behavior. Other component have lower priority roles in explaining counter- productive behavior.