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Instances of wrongdoing in and by organizations have featured heavily in news headlines in recent years. Why do organizational participants - employees, managers, senior officials - engage in illegal, unethical, and socially irresponsible behavior? The dominant view of wrongdoing as an abnormal phenomenon assumes that the perpetrator is a rational, proactive actor, working in isolation. However, Palmer develops an alternative approach in this book examining wrongdoing as a normal occurrence, produced by actors with no positive inclinations to engage in this practice, but whose behaviour is shaped by the immediate social context over a period of time. The book provides a comprehensive critical review of the theory and research on organizational wrongdoing. By using rich case study material, it illuminates different perspectives, potential explanations, policy implications, and suggestions for the way forward for the improvement of organizational efficiency and effectiveness.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Sociology & anthropology Sociology

• Full title: Normal Organizational Wrongdoing
• Author: Donald Palmer
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 330
• EAN: 9780199573592
• ISBN: 019957359X
• ID: 01323512
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Weight: 660 g
• Dimensions: 241 × 164 × 23 mm
• Date of publishing: 29. March 2012

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