Motive, opportunity, choice and corporate illegality

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: McKendall, MA; Wagner, JA
• 署名单位: Grand Valley State University; Michigan State University
• 刊物名称: ORGANIZATION SCIENCE
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1047-7039
• DOI: 10.1287/orsc.8.6.624
• 发表日期: 1997
• 页码: 624-647
• 关键词: corporate illegality; organizational dysfunction; environment laws; TOBIT regression analysis; multivariable model

摘要

What pathological conditions breed illegal corporate actions? This research probes the linkages between individual-level, organization-level, and industry-level antecedents of violations of U.S. environmental laws. The authors conclude that such violations spring from an intricate pattern of motive, opportunity, and choice.