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Identity, Moral, and Equity Perspectives on the Relationship Between Experienced Injustice and Time Theft

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Time theft is a costly burden on organizations. However, there is limited knowledge about why time theft occurs. To advance this line of research, this conceptual paper looks at the association between organizational injustice and time theft from identity, moral, and equity perspectives. This paper proposes that organizational injustice triggers time theft through decreased organizational identification. It also proposes that moral disengagement and equity sensitivity moderate this process such that organizational identification is less likely to mediate among employees with high moral disengagement and more likely to mediate among employees who are equity sensitives and entitleds.

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Liu, Y., Berry, C.M. Identity, Moral, and Equity Perspectives on the Relationship Between Experienced Injustice and Time Theft. J Bus Ethics 118, 73–83 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-012-1554-5

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