The influence of distributive justice on lying for and stealing from a supervisor

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dc.citation.epage518en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber4en_US
dc.citation.spage507en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber86en_US
dc.contributor.authorUmphress, E. E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRen, L. R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBingham, J. B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGogus, C. I.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-08T10:04:02Z
dc.date.available2016-02-08T10:04:02Z
dc.date.issued2009en_US
dc.departmentFaculty of Business Administrationen_US
dc.description.abstractIn a controlled laboratory experiment, we found evidence for our predictions that participants who received fair distributive treatment were more likely to lie to give a supervisor a good performance evaluation than those treated unfairly, and those who received unfair distributive treatment were more likely to steal money from a supervisor than those treated fairly. We further proposed that the presence of an ethical code of conduct would moderate these relationships such that when the code was present these relationships would be weaker than when the code was absent, but we failed to find support for these moderating effects. Our findings suggest that the relationship between distributive justice and unethical behavior is likely more complex than previously considered. Both researchers and managers may benefit from a broader understanding of the factors that motivate and inhibit unethical behaviors intended to benefit and harm supervisors and/or organizations.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10551-008-9861-6en_US
dc.identifier.issn0167-4544
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/22729
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Netherlandsen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10551-008-9861-6en_US
dc.source.titleJournal of Business Ethicsen_US
dc.subjectCodes of conducten_US
dc.subjectDistributive justiceen_US
dc.subjectEthicsen_US
dc.subjectFairnessen_US
dc.subjectUnethical behavioren_US
dc.titleThe influence of distributive justice on lying for and stealing from a supervisoren_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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