COMPORTAMENTOS CONTRAPRODUCENTES EM GRUPOS DE TRABALHO: DETERMINANTES PSICOSSOCIAIS E ESTRATÉGIAS DE INTERVENÇÃO NO CONTEXTO ANGOLANO

This study analyzes counterproductive behaviors in workgroups in the Angolan context from a psychosocial and systemic perspective. Grounded in Organizational Psychology, it adopts a qualitative and exploratory approach, integrating a systematized literature review and a reflective analysis of academic and organizational practices. Counterproductive behaviors are conceptualized as multilevel phenomena resulting from the interaction between individual factors, such as occupational stress and frustration; group dynamics, such as low cohesion and diffusion of responsibility; and organizational conditions, including authoritarian leadership, weak ethical culture, and institutional deficits. The results indicate that poorly regulated academic practices function as early socialization mechanisms, fostering the normalization and subsequent reproduction of these behaviors in professional settings. The study proposes preventive and systemic intervention strategies focused on strengthening ethical education, developing socio-emotional competencies, promoting ethical leadership, and creating psychologically safe environments. It concludes that mitigating these behaviors requires coordination between academic and organizational contexts.