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Investigation into obedience in the face of unethical behavior

Psikohumaniora: Jurnal Penelitian Psikologi

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Title Investigation into obedience in the face of unethical behavior
 
Creator Salama, Nadiatus
El-Rahman, Medina Janneta
Sholihin, Mahfud
 
Subject leadership; obedience; organization; unethical behavior
 
Description Significant concern about obedience in the face of unethical behavior in many corporate scandals is growing worldwide. However, the issue is underexplored because this type of research is faced by the challenge that the perpetrators are reluctant to harm their image by admitting their wrongdoings. The purpose of this study is to obtain a deeper understanding of the human aspects of obedience in the face of unethical behavior among employees in organizations. Using a qualitative cross-case approach, ten employees were interviewed, representing top, middle, and low-level employees in a broad range of private medium-to-large-sized enterprises. The analysis process involved reducing the raw data into meaningful themes, particularly why employees perform unethical behavior. The study's findings provide complex reasons for obedience in the face of unethical behavior, and it is shown to be the rule and habit of organizations. The respondents also explained why they justified their misbehavior. The employees' viewpoints on obedience in the face of unethical behavior will be useful for organizations to curb unlawful practices in the workplace, as these have detrimental effects on them.
 
Publisher The Faculty of Psychology and Health
 
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Date 2020-11-30
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
qualitative; descriptive; in-depth interviews
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://journal.walisongo.ac.id/index.php/Psikohumaniora/article/view/7074
10.21580/pjpp.v5i2.7074
 
Source Psikohumaniora: Jurnal Penelitian Psikologi; Vol 5, No 2 (2020); 207-218
2527-7456
2502-9363
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://journal.walisongo.ac.id/index.php/Psikohumaniora/article/view/7074/3183
 
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