The emotion-evoked collective corruption model: : the role of emotion in the spread of corruption within organizations
- Autores: Kristin Smith-Crowe, Danielle E. Warren
- Localización: Organization Science, ISSN-e 1526-5455, Vol. 25, Nº. 4, 2014, págs. 1154-1171
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
We draw from research on emotions and moral reasoning to develop a process model of collective corruption that centers on the role of moral emotions in the spread of corruption within organizations. Our focus on a well-intentioned and deliberative path to corruption is a departure from previous theory, which has focused on mindless and ill-intentioned paths. In our model, moral emotions play a critical role in both the initial recruitment of a target individual (the direct process), as well as the spread of corruption to a broader group of nontargeted individuals through emotional contagion (the vicarious process). For both processes we explain how self-directed moral emotions (guilt, shame, embarrassment, and pride) facilitate the spread of corruption and how other-directed moral emotions (anger and contempt) do not. We conclude by discussing the implications of our theory and directions for future research.
