Investigating the Impacts of Organizational Factors on Employees’ Unethical Behavior Within Organization in the Context of Chinese Firms

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作者
Xiaolin Lin
Paul F. Clay
Nick Hajli
Majid Dadgar
机构
[1] University at Buffalo,Center for Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness, School of Management
[2] The State University of New York,School of Business Administration
[3] Fort Lewis College,Carson College of Business
[4] Newcastle University Business School,undefined
[5] Washington State University,undefined
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Journal of Business Ethics | 2018年 / 150卷
关键词
Codes of conducts; Business ethics; Unethical behavior; Firm performance;
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Unethical behavior is under-examined in the workplace. To date, few studies have attempted to explore the antecedents of an employee’s ethical decisions, particularly with respect to unethical behavior and its effects. To capture an employee’s psychological perception of unethical behavior in the workplace, this paper integrates organizational factors (codes of conduct, likelihood of detection, and performance pressure) into the Theory of Reasoned Action. By conducting an empirical study in a Chinese firm, we found that codes of conduct and performance pressure have a significant influence on an employee’s attitude toward and social beliefs about unethical behavior. We also demonstrated that employees’ unethical behaviors affect the firm performance of an entrepreneurial venture. The insights gleaned from the findings on this Chinese company have a number of important implications for both research and practice.
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页码:779 / 791
页数:12
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