Chronic monitoring for wrongdoing as a signal of immoral character

• Published in: Organizational behavior and human decision processes Vol. 187; p. 104402
• Main Authors: Dhaliwal, Nathan A., Chen, Fan Xuan, O’Reilly, Jane, Aquino, Karl
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.03.2025

•We introduce chronic monitoring for wrongdoing as a novel factor influencing the reputation of third-party actors.•Third-party punishment is often seen as less moral when it is preceded by chronic monitoring for wrongdoing.•Chronic monitoring for wrongdoing signals competitive-leveling motives and...