An Actor-Focused Model of Justice Rule Adherence and Violation: The Role of Managerial Motives and Discretion

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 756-769

  Scott, Brent A ^a   Colquitt, Jason A ^b   Paddock, E Layne ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

affect; emotion; managerial discretion; motives; organizational justice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EMOTION; GUILT; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS; MOTIVATION; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONS; ETHICS, INSTITUTIONAL; GUILT; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; RATIONALIZATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 65649151768     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015712     Document Type: Article

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