Ethical Rule Breaking by Employees: A Test of Social Bonding Theory

By R. Sims. 2002

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The relationship between trust, attachment, and antisocial work behaviors (2007, background): “If the social bond is weak, however, people will care less about the maintenance of social relationships and thus will be more likely to engage in antisocial behaviors (Hirschi, 1969; Hollinger, 1986; Sims, 2002).”
Parent–Child Relationships: Planting the Seeds of Deviant Behavior in the Family Firm (2012, background): “Social bonding theory helps explain how a person’s connection to others affects his/her propensity to behave deviantly (Bennett et al., 2005; Sims, 2002).”
Advancing Ethics in Public Organizations: The Impact of an Ethics Program on Employees’ Perceptions and Behaviors in a Regional Council (2013, background): “Ethical resources enhance QWL because a high quality of ethical resources increases the satisfaction, trust, and commitment of employees (Requena 2003; Saravanamuthu 2002; Sims 2002).”
Positive and negative deviant workplace behaviors: causes, impacts, and solutions (2007, background): “This concept may be explained by the fact that individuals who have grown more attached to their jobs and organizations as a whole are more likely to follow the rules set forth by their workplace, which preside over ethical decision making (Sims, 2002).”