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Organizational culture and social control

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: I analyze the formation of organizational social norms, focusing on the interaction between two distinct groups, a dominant and a dominated one, such as management and workers, whereby the former is interested in the latter group adopting its preferred norm. To this end, the management exercises social control, using pecuniary awards for complying with norms deemed appropriate. I explore how social disapproval of deviance from the dominant norm and commitment to the organization interact with pecuniary control policies in affecting compliance, and consider an application to profit-maximizing behavior of competitive firms.

Source: The Journal of Law Economics and Organization

DOI: 10.1093/jleo/ewaf019

Author: Mark Gradstein

Institutions: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Centre for Economic Policy Research

Language: English

Topic: Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,106