Corruption, organizational deviance and corporate compliance

Pöhlmann, Markus; Klinkhammer, Julian

doi:10.4337/9781785362538.00014

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“…While organizational deviant behavior is not the same as unethical decision-making, it can be thought of as a form of unethical behavior (Aryati et al , 2018). However, while most manifestations of workplace deviance are unethical, such as corruption (Pohlmann Klinkhammer, 2018) or counterproductive work behavior (Zheng et al , 2017), not all behavioral outcomes of deviance are unethical (Lugosi, 2019). For example, whistleblowing – when an employee intentionally speaks out about a harmful organizational matter – can be considered as a form of organizational deviance that has the potential to result in ethical outcomes.…”

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Beware the politically skilled maverick: political skill interacts with maverickism to predict unethical decision-making

Gardiner

Debrulle

2020

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PurposeAcross two studies, the current research investigates whether individuals high in maverickism, which incorporates tendencies of creativity, risk-taking, goal-orientation and disruption are likely to make poorer ethical decisions and whether political skill promotes or hinders good ethical judgment.Design/methodology/approachParticipants completed an online questionnaire and an ethical dilemma.FindingsResults with UK (Study 1, N = 300) and Australian workers (Study 2, N = 217) revealed that political skill significantly moderated the maverickism-unethical decision-making relationship. Unethical decision-making was highest for those high in maverickism and political skill.Research limitations/implicationsResults highlight that for individuals high in maverickism, political skill facilitates rather than reduces the breaching of ethical norms.Practical implicationsResults show that while political skill has traditionally been seen as adaptive in organizations, being politically skilled can contribute to engaging in unethical behavior.Originality/valueThis research provides a new and interesting view of how being politically skilled can negatively impact ethical behavior and identifies another individual difference variable, maverickism, which predicts unethical behavior.

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