Examining Procedural Justice and Legitimacy in Corporate Offending and Beyond-Compliance Behavior: The Efficacy of Direct and Indirect Regulatory Interactions

Authors

Melissa L. Rorie, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Sally S. Simpson, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Mark A. Cohen, University of MarylandFollow
Michael P. Vandenbergh, Vanderbilt University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-24-2018

Publication Title

Law and Policy

Volume

40

Issue

2

First page number:

172

Last page number:

195

Abstract

Tom Tyler's Procedural Justice Theory has received support in a variety of studies using criminal justice authorities as the research focus. To date, the theory has not been empirically tested using corporate malfeasance as an outcome, despite evidence that procedural justice is important in achieving regulatory compliance. This study uses factorial survey methods to examine whether corporate behavior is predicted by professionals' perceptions of procedural justice and legal legitimacy. We find that procedural justice and legitimacy considerations are salient only when managers have direct contact with regulatory authorities. This supports John Braithwaite's argument that effective regulation is enhanced by microlevel interactions in which procedural justice can be effectively leveraged to promote compliance.

Disciplines

Environmental Law | Jurisprudence

Language

English

Repository Citation

Rorie, M. L., Simpson, S. S., Cohen, M. A., Vandenbergh, M. P. (2018). Examining Procedural Justice and Legitimacy in Corporate Offending and Beyond-Compliance Behavior: The Efficacy of Direct and Indirect Regulatory Interactions. Law and Policy, 40(2), 172-195.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/lapo.12100