E01¶


Research	R0007 — AI Cognitive Amplifier
Run	2026-03-20
Claim	C008
Source	SRC01
Evidence	SRC01-E01
Type	Statistical

Confirmed. Housman and Minor found that toxic workers are more productive than average in terms of raw output, which enables organizations to overlook their misconduct. This is a key finding of the Toxic Workers paper.

URL: https://michaelhousman.com/posts/study-finds-toxic-co-workers-surprisingly-productive-rule-abiding.html

Extract¶

The study found toxic workers outperform their peers in terms of raw output. Organizations overlook misconduct because these employees appear productive. However, they are not necessarily more productive in a quality-adjusted sense.

Relevance to Hypotheses¶

Hypothesis	Relationship	Strength
H1	Supports	See assessment
H2	Supports	See assessment
H3	Contradicts	Contradicts material error

Context¶

See assessment.md.