The Crucial Role of Turnover Intentions in Transforming Moral Disengagement Into Deviant Behavior at Work

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...

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Published in:Journal of business ethics 2014-01, Vol.119 (2), p.193-208
Main Authors: Christian, Jessica Siegel, Ellis, Aleksander P. J.
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Absenteeism
Applied psychology
Banduras
Behavior
Business and Management
Business Ethics
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive psychology
Contracts
Costs
Decision making
Deviance
Deviant behavior
Education
Employees
Ethical behavior
Ethics
Hypotheses
Labour turnover
Management
Morality
Nurses
Organizational behaviour
Organizational effectiveness
Philosophy
Psychology
Quality of Life Research
Regulation
Social psychology
U.S.A
Work environment
Workplaces
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subjects Absenteeism
Applied psychology
Banduras
Behavior
Business and Management
Business Ethics
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive psychology
Contracts
Costs
Decision making
Deviance
Deviant behavior
Education
Employees
Ethical behavior
Ethics
Hypotheses
Labour turnover
Management
Morality
Nurses
Organizational behaviour
Organizational effectiveness
Philosophy
Psychology
Quality of Life Research
Regulation
Social psychology
U.S.A
Work environment
Workplaces
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