Punishment from the manager's perspective: A grounded investigation and inductive model

Kenneth D. Butterfield, Linda Klebe Trevino, Gail A. Ball

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Abstract

We employed a qualitative interview technique to develop an inductive model of punishment from a managerial perspective. Findings suggest that managers feel pressure from a variety of sources - organizations, work groups, punished subordinates, and themselves. Managers are also aware that punishment is a highly charged cognitive and emotional event with broad and far-reaching effects that range well beyond punished subordinates and simply changing their attitudes and behaviors.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1479-1512
Number of pages34
JournalAcademy of Management Journal
Volume39
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1996

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Business and International Management
  • General Business, Management and Accounting
  • Strategy and Management
  • Management of Technology and Innovation

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