The current study used both Ajzen’s theory of planned behavior (TPB) and Bandura’s social cognitive theory (SCT) to examine the intentions of business undergraduate students toward taking elective ethics courses and investigated the role of self-identity in this process. The study was...

This research examines the relationships between education in business ethics, Reynolds’s (J Appl Psychol 93:1027–1041, <CitationRef CitationID="CR109">2008</CitationRef>) “moral attentiveness” construct, or the extent to which individuals chronically perceive and reflect on morality and moral elements in their experiences, and...</citationref>

This study adopts social cognitive theory (SCT) and control-value theory to select variables. It aims to investigate the effects of emotional regulation, interpersonal interaction, and collaboration on learning behavior, and assesses the moderating effects of the relationship between emotional...

Scholars have proposed that taking risks in organizations is important in explaining innovation performance. Analysis of this link has traditionally been based on two unconnected perspectives. From a managerial perspective, entrepreneurial orientation and leadership theories have been used to...

By investigating the connection between mind working and institutional processes, Institutional Cognitive Economics turns out to be the most appropriate in order to overcome some limits in New Institutional Economics. This leads us to develop further this approach. This paper integrates F....

Although much research has been conducted on employeesf extra-role behaviors (ERBs), the topic of how newcomers to an organization engage in ERBs remains relatively underexplored. Following social cognitive theory, we develop a dynamic model of newcomersf helping and voice as two types of ERBs....

This study examines the effects of self-efficacy and task complexity on audit judgment performance. Self-efficacy refers to the belief that a person has the capacity to organise and execute the course of action required to produce the desired outcome. The study employs a field experiment...

Organizational deviance represents a costly behavior to many organizations. While some precursors to deviance have been identified, we hope to add to our predictive capabilities. Utilizing social cognitive theory and psychological contract theory as explanatory concepts, we explore the role of...

We examined cynicism as a mediator of the influence of managers’ mission-congruent communication and behavior about ethical standards (a form of supervisory behavioral integrity) on employee attitudes and intended behavior. Results indicated that cynicism partially mediates the relationship...

Many Chinese immigrants start their entrepreneurship business by joining major network marketing businesses in Western host countries. The willingness of these Chinese immigrants to undertake network marketing rests on the influence of the social environment of the network marketing...