RT Article
T1 The Crucial Role of Turnover Intentions in Transforming Moral Disengagement Into Deviant Behavior at Work
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 119
IS 2
SP 193
OP 208
A1 Christian, Jessica Siegel
A1 Ellis, Aleksander P. J.
A2 Ellis, Aleksander P. J.
LA English
YR 2014
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1785649922
AB Organizational deviance represents a costly behavior to many organizations. While some precursors to deviance have been identified, we hope to add to our predictive capabilities. Utilizing social cognitive theory and psychological contract theory as explanatory concepts, we explore the role of moral disengagement and turnover intentions, testing our hypotheses using two samples: a sample of 44 nurses from a hospital system in the Southwestern United States (Study 1), and a sample of 52 working adults collected from an online survey system (Study 2). Results strongly supported our hypotheses in both samples, indicating that the self-regulatory deactivation inherent in moral disengagement led to increased organizational deviance; effects that were much more pronounced when turnover intentions were high. Our findings support the increased role of cognition in determining behavior when environmental pressures stemming from the psychological contract have been altered, leading to a number of theoretical and practical implications, particularly in industries with high turnover rates.
K1 Turnover intentions
K1 Social cognitive theory
K1 Psychological contract theory
K1 Moral Disengagement
K1 Deviant Behavior
DO 10.1007/s10551-013-1631-4