Cognitive Dissonance Resolution Strategies After Exposure to Corporate Violence Scenarios
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DOI: 10.1007/s10612-017-9381-8
Abstract: This study uses cognitive dissonance as a theoretical avenue to identify factors that might hinder the public’s acceptance of incontrovertible facts about corporate violence (i.e., the calculated endangerment of civilians, workers, and customers). Three hundred… read more here.
Keywords: violence; dissonance resolution; resolution strategies; cognitive dissonance ... See more keywords
Was it justified? Applying attribution theory to corporate violence
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DOI: 10.1080/0735648x.2015.1122545
Abstract: Abstract Despite increasing public concern about corporate crime, socio-demographic variation in perceived seriousness and punitiveness continues to emerge. This study investigates whether differences in opinion about corporate violence originate from adherence to either dispositional or… read more here.
Keywords: attribution; attribution theory; perceived seriousness; corporate violence ... See more keywords