Bystanders' reactions towards co-punishment events in the Taiwanese military: Examining the moderating effects of organizational norms

• Main Authors: CHI, Shu-Cheng S., LO, Hsin-Hsin, TSAI Ming-Hong, NIEHOFF, Brian P.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2008
• Subjects: co-punishment; collective responsibility; observer; organizational norm; Taiwan; Asian Studies; Industrial and Organizational Psychology; Military and Veterans Studies
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2022; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3279/viewcontent/Bystanders_2008_av.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The present study examined bystanders' justice perceptions about co-punishment events. In a sample of 169 logistic officers in the Taiwanese military, responsibility attributions (i.e. liability attributed to co-punished persons) had a negative relationship with perceived harshness, and a positive relationship with perceived procedural justice. In addition, the effects of responsibility attributions on procedural justice were weaker if the person perceived stronger rather than weaker organizational norms of co-punishment.