The impostor phenomenon is a significant issue that may hinder contemporary workers' career development. How do people adjust their behaviors at work due to this unpleasant experience? In this study, we utilize conservation of resources theory to posit that entertaining workplace impostor thoughts is positively associated with risk aversion. This, in turn, has dual effects on organizations—decreasing workplace deviance while simultaneously impeding creativity. Additionally, we propose that competitive psychological climate moderates and strengthens the effects of workplace impostor thoughts on risk aversion, as well as the indirect effects of workplace impostor thoughts on workplace deviance and creativity via risk aversion, such that these relationships are stronger under conditions of a highly competitive psychological climate. Results from a time-lagged critical incident technique analysis and a multi-wave, multi-source field survey lend support to our theoretical framework and hypotheses. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of these findings and outline future research directions.
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