A bigger challenge: types of perceived corporate hypocrisy in employees and their resulting attitudes and turnover intentions

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the comparative impacts of the four salient aspects of employees\u27 perceived corporate hypocrisy (PCH), namely PCH based on psychological contract breach (CB), perceived lack of morality (MOR), double standards (DS) and word–action gap (WA), on employees\u27 turnover intentions and attitudes towards corporations. Design/methodology/approach: A self-reported online survey was designed to collect data from 520 retail employees using Qualtrics. Findings: PCH-MOR had the most detrimental effect on employees\u27 attitudes and turnover intentions compared to other PCH types. PCH-DS had the second highest negative impact on employees\u27 attitudes, whereas PCH-WA was the second highest predictor of turnover intentions. Employees\u27 negative responses were more concerning for PCH attributed to organizational aspects than the personnel aspects of corporations. PCH-CB was observed to have no significant impact on employees. Practical implications: The study generated a deeper understanding of the multi-faceted PCH. It identified the types of PCH that need to be prioritized to guide corporations in attributing the correct areas of concern and determining the scopes of management. Originality/value: While prior research conceptualized employees\u27 PCH as a single-dimensional construct, this study is the first to acknowledge its multi-faceted nature. Although a few studies theoretically proposed its salient aspects, this study presented empirical evidence of this framework, comparing their varied impacts on employees. Contrary to the dominant notion of characterizing PCH as WA, this research presented evidence that employees\u27 PCH characterized by a perceived lack of morality was more worrisome. This study presented empirical evidence for the organizational and individual levels of PCH, noting PCH attributed to organizational aspects as a bigger concern

What Makes People Infidel? An Analysis of the Influence of Demographics on Extramarital Affairs

People in most cultures view sexual fidelity as one of the key foundations of a strong marital relationship. When a person engages in extramarital affairs, irrespective of the length of involvement in such an activity and whether or not the spouse is aware of it, the mutual \u27trust\u27 in \u27sexual fidelity\u27 takes an intrinsic blow. This paper explores the causes behind extramarital affairs from an economic perspective by statistically testing the hypothesis that the numbers of extramarital affairs people have depend on demographic characteristics of the population

Civic Engagement in Low Income and Minority Neighborhoods, and the Role of Public Investment

This study uses principal component analysis to measure civic engagement in the low-income and minority neighborhood of Fair Park in South Dallas, and seeks to identify the implications of the influx of public investment in the Fair Park neighborhood on civic engagement

Perspectives on Innovation in the Fashion Industry

No matter the industry, innovation focuses on turning a creative idea into a well-executed, valuable product. In just the past 100 years, the fashion industry has demonstrated that creativity is the heart of innovation. Simple innovations such as improving the fit of a garment, to complex ideas such as developments in sustainable dyeing practices have all aided in the development of the industry today. Two major focuses for the future of fashion are technology and sustainability. By thinking ahead of the present time, innovators can implement solutions to improve the future of fashion

India's Act East and Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy are win-win

For more about the East-West Center, see http://www.eastwestcenter.org/Saheli Chattaraj, Assistant Professor, China Studies at the Academy of International Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, explains that "In the background of Mainland China's increased influence in South Asia through the Belt and Road Initiative and India's huge trade deficit with the Mainland, a broader business and cultural partnership between India and Taiwan could prove to be a win-win for both.

Determinants of political transnationalism among Vietnamese Americans in the United States

This dissertation examines the presence and possibilities of political transnational activism stimulated by Vietnamese Americans in Orange County, California. Transnationalism is an increasingly dominant phenomenon that characterizes the way in which diaspora groups live their lives across borders. In fact, refugee diaspora, like the Vietnamese Americans, signify a unique dimension in the arena of transnational political practices, given their potential for raising awareness about their country\u27s political struggles and affecting change. The central argument of this dissertation is that a stable and significant transnational field of political action connecting Vietnamese Americans with their country of origin does exist. My research demonstrates that certain practices - protests, petitions and participation in internet forums - emerge as the most frequent forms of transnational political activity that Vietnamese Americans engage in. This dissertation adds insights to the transnationalism literature from the perspective of a vehemently anti-communist community that fled from political violence or the threat thereof - thus, all three forms of political action have a strong anti-communist agenda. My dissertation speaks directly to the fact that the dynamics of political transnationalism among Vietnamese Americans are not uniform. Rather, demographic, contextual and socio-economic factors foster or hamper their political mobilization. From the logistic regression analyses, political transnationalism among Vietnamese Americans is found to be significantly associated with age, gender, college degree, arrival in the U.S., English proficiency, employment status and income. Vietnamese Americans who are most likely to engage in protesting and sign petitions are older males who arrived in the U.S. during the early waves of refugee influx and are not very proficient in English. Unemployed Vietnamese Americans with lower incomes are also more likely to attend protests, while obtaining a college degree in both the U.S. and Vietnam is associated with more frequent participation in internet forums related to homeland issue