Organizations Gone Wild: The Causes, Processes, and Consequences of Organizational Misconduct

被引:466
作者
Greve, Henrich R. [1 ]
Palmer, Donald [2 ]
Pozner, Jo-ellen [3 ]
机构
[1] INSEAD Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
[2] Univ Calif Davis, Grad Sch Management, Davis, CA 95616 USA
[3] Univ Calif Berkeley, Haas Sch Business, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
关键词
ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING; TOP MANAGERIAL PRESTIGE; INSTITUTIONAL LOGICS; FIRM PERFORMANCE; MORAL AWARENESS; GENERAL-THEORY; DARK SIDE; DIRECTORS; REPUTATION; MARKET;
D O I
10.1080/19416521003654186
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Although research on organizational misconduct has a long history and a recent increase in popularity, important questions are still unexplored. We review and critique research on misconduct with an emphasis on organizational causes. In addition to reviewing some active areas of research, we also examine less-trodden areas and make suggestions for their development. We find that the definition of misconduct is often implicit and the role of social-control agents in identifying misconduct has been neglected, suggesting a need for more rigor in how researchers define the boundary of misconduct and measure the labeling of misconduct. The spread of misconduct within and among organizations has also seen relatively little attention, as has the spread of the consequences of misconduct, suggesting a need to examine diffusion of misconduct. Finally, organizational misconduct has been an effective context for testing theories on themes such as motivation, control, power, labeling, and status, and will continue to be an important research topic for both its applied value and its theoretical import.
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