Peer reporting of unethical behavior: The influence of justice evaluations and social context factors

This field survey in a fast food restaurant setting tested the hypothesized influences of two social context variables (role responsibility and interests of group members) and justice evaluations (distributive, procedural, and retributive) on respondents' inclination to report theft and their t...

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Authors: Victor, Bart (Author) ; Trevino, Linda Klebe (Author) ; Shapiro, Debra L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 1993
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 1993, Volume: 12, Issue: 4, Pages: 253-263
Further subjects:B Unethical Behavior
B Context Factor
B Fast food
B Social Context
B Procedural Justice
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Summary:This field survey in a fast food restaurant setting tested the hypothesized influences of two social context variables (role responsibility and interests of group members) and justice evaluations (distributive, procedural, and retributive) on respondents' inclination to report theft and their theft reporting behavior. The results provided mixed support for the hypotheses. Inclination to report a peer for theft was associated with role responsibility, the interests of group members, and procedural justice perceptions. Actual reporting behavior was associated with the inclination to report and with retributive justice evaluations. Implications for future research and for management are discussed.
ISSN:1573-0697
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/BF01666528