Abstract
Research on deviant organizational practices has demonstrated that normative and cognitive institutional forces contribute to making deviance acceptable. Data from a survey of 3,751 Chinese firms were applied to test the idea that a clearly articulated alternative identity is necessary if a firm is to resist the normalization of deviance. Widespread acceptance of delinquency in repaying loans was shown to make it more likely that a firm adopts that practice, but this normalization process is less likely for firms with a stronger anti-deviance identity.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 643-653 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Business Ethics |
Volume | 114 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Deviance
- Ethics in management
- Non-performing loans in China
- Normalization
- Payment arrears
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business and International Management
- General Business,Management and Accounting
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- Economics and Econometrics
- Law