Replication data for: Organizational Structure, Communication, and Group Ethics
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Project Citation:
Ellman, Matthew, and Pezanis-Christou, Paul. Replication data for: Organizational Structure, Communication, and Group Ethics. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2010. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-11. https://doi.org/10.3886/E112391V1
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This paper investigates experimentally how a group's structure affects its ethical behavior towards a passive outsider. We analyze one vertical and two horizontal structures (one requiring consensus, one implementing a compromise by averaging proposals). We also control for internal communication. The data support our main predictions: (1) horizontal, averaging structures are more ethical than vertical structures (where subordinates do not feel responsible) and than consensual structures (where responsibility is dynamically diffused); (2) communication makes vertical structures more ethical (subordinates with voice feel responsible); (3) with communication, vertical structures are more ethical than consensual structures (where in-group bias hurts the outsider). (JEL C92, D23, L21, M14)
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JEL Classification:
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C92 Design of Experiments: Laboratory, Group Behavior
D23 Organizational Behavior; Transaction Costs; Property Rights
L21 Business Objectives of the Firm
M14 Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility
C92 Design of Experiments: Laboratory, Group Behavior
D23 Organizational Behavior; Transaction Costs; Property Rights
L21 Business Objectives of the Firm
M14 Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility
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