A study of deviance as a retaliatory response to organizational power

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Abstract

In a time when ethical scandals are commonplace in the media, one begins to wonder just what organizations are doing wrong. This article analyzes the Fall 2006 boardroom spying scandal at Hewlett–Packard to determine whether the workplace deviance observed can be linked to a retaliatory response to organizational power. A summary of the events leading up to, during, and the fall-out of the scandal is reported.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)553-563
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Business Ethics
Volume92
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2010
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Business and International Management
  • General Business,Management and Accounting
  • Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Law

Keywords

  • Hewlett–Packard organizational deviance retaliation spying scandal
  • Retaliation
  • Hewlett-Packard
  • Organizational deviance
  • Spying scandal

Disciplines

  • Business

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