Blame the shepherd not the sheep: Imitating higher-ranking transgressors mitigates punishment for unethical behavior

Do bad role models exonerate others’ unethical behavior? Based on social learning theory and psychologicaltheories of blame, we predicted that unethical behavior by higher-ranking individuals changes howpeople respond to lower-ranking individuals who subsequently commit the same transgression. Fives...

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Main Authors: BAUMAN, Christopher W., TOST, Leigh Plunkett, ONG, Madeline
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2016
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5095
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/6094/viewcontent/BaumanTostOng2016OBHDP_afv.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English

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