2016
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-016-3286-4
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The Usefulness of Social Norm Theory in Empirical Business Ethics Research: A Review and Suggestions for Future Research

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“…This result is consistent with the proposition that employees operating under fixed pay are more receptive to the social belongingness promoted by a value statement, a behavior consistent with normative expectations being activated by social norms (Bicchieri 2006;Blay, Gooden, Mellon and Stevens 2018;Akinyele et al 2020). This result extends the findings from Kachelmeier et al (2016) and Akinyele et al (2020) by showing additional benefits of a value statement as an informal management control in multitask settings (Hecht et al 2012), while also highlighting the less desirable performance outcomes exuding from mixing piece-rate incentives with a value statement promoting social belongingness (Akinyele et al 2020).…”
Section: Introductionsupporting
confidence: 89%
“…This result is consistent with the proposition that employees operating under fixed pay are more receptive to the social belongingness promoted by a value statement, a behavior consistent with normative expectations being activated by social norms (Bicchieri 2006;Blay, Gooden, Mellon and Stevens 2018;Akinyele et al 2020). This result extends the findings from Kachelmeier et al (2016) and Akinyele et al (2020) by showing additional benefits of a value statement as an informal management control in multitask settings (Hecht et al 2012), while also highlighting the less desirable performance outcomes exuding from mixing piece-rate incentives with a value statement promoting social belongingness (Akinyele et al 2020).…”
Section: Introductionsupporting
confidence: 89%
“…If, on the other hand, a subordinate observes that the peer intends to create a high amount of budgetary slack, then this empirical expectation is at odds with the normative expectation. In this situation, theory suggests the focal subordinate's reporting behavior will be influenced to a lesser degree by the amount of budgetary slack the peer intends to create (Blay et al ). Overall, we expect that in the presence of peer observability, subordinates in the low vertical pay dispersion condition will, on average, align their reporting decisions with peer reports that contain lower slack rather than with those that contain higher slack .…”
Section: Literature Review and Hypothesesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Hence, subordinates are likely to perceive high vertical pay dispersion as unfair (Martin 1981(Martin , 1982(Martin , 1986, reducing their work motivation and increasing the likelihood of opportunistic behaviors. Bicchieri (2006) argues that social norms are context-dependent and contingently activated, and the activation of social norms is often subconscious (see also Biel and Thogersen 2007; for a review of applications of Bicchieri's model in business ethics research, see Blay et al 2018). In other words, individuals have conditional preferences for conforming to social norms.…”
Section: Vertical Pay Dispersionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As summarized in Blay et al (2015) the roots of social norm theory can be traced back to Adam Smith's (1759/1790) influential work, The Theory of Moral Sentiments. Smith asserted that mankind is gifted with a natural reverence for the general rules of conduct.…”
Section: Social Norm Theorymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Smith asserted that mankind is gifted with a natural reverence for the general rules of conduct. This natural respect for social norms can be observed in the substantial role that norms and laws play in sustaining order throughout society (Smith 1759(Smith /1790Blay et al 2015). Bicchieri's (2006) model of social norm activation explains how people interpret the motives and expectations of others.…”
Section: Social Norm Theorymentioning
confidence: 99%