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Bystanders' reactions towards co‐punishment events in the Taiwanese military: Examining the moderating effects of organizational norms
Author(s) -
Chi ShuCheng S.,
Lo HsinHsin,
Tsai MingHong,
Niehoff Brian P.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
asian journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-839X
pISSN - 1367-2223
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-839x.2008.00267.x
Subject(s) - psychology , attribution , punishment (psychology) , social psychology , procedural justice , economic justice , organizational justice , perception , just world hypothesis , organizational commitment , political science , neuroscience , law
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.