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Type:	Artigo Científico
Title:	Bad for practice? Reconciling alternative views on managerial attitudes and their impact on organizational performance
Author:	Islam, Gazi Lazzarini, Sergio Giovanetti Mesquita, Luiz
Publication Date:	2012
Abstract:	Purpose The purpose of this paper is to reconcile alternative managerial views regarding self‐serving behavior in organizations: while some propose that such behavior is commonplace and detrimental to performance, and suggest policies to counteract such conduct, critics contend that such policies generate distrust and diminish performance. The authors integrate elements from agency and interactional justice theories, and hypotheses that managerial attitudes not related to self‐interest can influence behaviors often attributed to the desire to curb self‐interest, and vice‐versa. Design/methodology/approach The authors employ structural equation modeling based on survey data from 387 team‐leaders from both Brazil and the USA. Findings An asymmetric relation is found in the aforementioned theoretical “cross‐talk:” managers concerned with self‐interest tend to devise policies solely focused on curbing self‐interest, while managers concerned with justice not only adopt justice‐enhancing practices but also certain incentivizing agency‐related practices which jointly increase performance. Research limitations/implications By proposing and testing theoretical interactions between agency and justice theories, support is found for both enthusiasts and critics of self‐interestedness, but pointedly they occur in different domains. Practical implications The results suggest that managers should foster interactional justice, promoting incentivizing agency‐related behaviors that may be interpreted as justice‐seeking, while avoiding those that send a message of distrust. Originality/value To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is one of the first empirical papers directly addressing the ongoing debate raised by Ghoshal and others on the merits of managerial theories based on the assumption of self‐interest.
Keywords (english terms):	Brazil United States of America Organizational performance Managers Business policy Justice Self-interest Agency theory Interactional justice
Language:	Inglês
CNPq Area:	Ciências Sociais Aplicadas
URI:	https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/1536-541211273874/full/html
Copyright:	O INSPER E ESTE REPOSITÓRIO NÃO DETÊM OS DIREITOS DE USO E REPRODUÇÃO DOS CONTEÚDOS AQUI REGISTRADOS. É RESPONSABILIDADE DOS USUÁRIOS INDIVIDUAIS VERIFICAR OS USOS PERMITIDOS NA FONTE ORIGINAL, RESPEITANDO-SE OS DIREITOS DE AUTOR OU EDITOR
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