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Examining Procedural Justice and Legitimacy in Corporate Offending and Beyond‐Compliance Behavior: The Efficacy of Direct and Indirect Regulatory Interactions
Author(s) -
Rorie Melissa L.,
Simpson Sally S.,
Cohen Mark A.,
Vandenbergh Michael P.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
law and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.534
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1467-9930
pISSN - 0265-8240
DOI - 10.1111/lapo.12100
Subject(s) - procedural justice , legitimacy , compliance (psychology) , argument (complex analysis) , economic justice , perception , variety (cybernetics) , psychology , political science , law and economics , social psychology , public relations , law , sociology , biochemistry , chemistry , neuroscience , artificial intelligence , politics , computer science
Tom Tyler's Procedural Justice Theory has received support in a variety of studies using criminal justice authorities as the research focus. To date, the theory has not been empirically tested using corporate malfeasance as an outcome, despite evidence that procedural justice is important in achieving regulatory compliance. This study uses factorial survey methods to examine whether corporate behavior is predicted by professionals' perceptions of procedural justice and legal legitimacy. We find that procedural justice and legitimacy considerations are salient only when managers have direct contact with regulatory authorities. This supports John Braithwaite's argument that effective regulation is enhanced by microlevel interactions in which procedural justice can be effectively leveraged to promote compliance.