A Reparatory Model of Ethical Silence

Mayowa Babalola, Yuanmei Qu, Moazzam Ali, Jennifer Harrison and Muhammad Usman
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Mayowa Babalola: RMIT University - Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University
Yuanmei Qu: Rowan University
Moazzam Ali: CUI - COMSATS University Islamabad
Jennifer Harrison: Métis Lab EM Normandie - EM Normandie - École de Management de Normandie = EM Normandie Business School
Muhammad Usman: ENSCR - Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes, ISCR - Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes - UR - Université de Rennes - INSA Rennes - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Rennes - INSA - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - ENSCR - Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes - INC-CNRS - Institut de Chimie - CNRS Chimie - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: Drawing from the appraisal theory of emotion and self-conscious emotions literature, this study proposes a reparatory model of ethical silence at work. We posit that when employees maintain silence on ethical issues, they experience feelings of guilt. This guilt, in turn, propels them to engage in ethical performance as reparatory behaviors. Results from a multisource, three-wave field study supported these hypotheses. Overall, this research contributes to silence literature and provides insights into how and when ethical silence may, paradoxically, facilitate more ethical performance later on.

Date: 2023-08-04
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Published in 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM, Aug 2023, Boston, United States. ⟨10.5465/AMPROC.2023.15875abstract⟩

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DOI: 10.5465/AMPROC.2023.15875abstract

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