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Legitimacy of Control
Author(s) -
Schnedler Wendelin,
Vadovic Radovan
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of economics and management strategy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.672
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1530-9134
pISSN - 1058-6407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1530-9134.2011.00315.x
Subject(s) - selfishness , control (management) , legitimacy , psychology , social psychology , economics , positive economics , political science , politics , law , management
Control sometimes triggers negative responses. Although there is empirical evidence for such negative reactions and theories that can explain them, it remains to be examined when they occur. We conjecture that these negative responses disappear if control is legitimate, that is, if it averts antisocial behavior. Specifically, we predict that fewer individuals respond negatively to control if control prevents selfishness or theft. We confirm these predictions in an experiment.