#2404. Concern for the Transgressor’s Consequences: An Explanation for Why Wrongdoing Remains Unreported

November 2026publication date
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Abstract:
The article suggests that moral concern for the suffering that an offender may face when a crime is reported is an underrecognized powerful force that shapes incrimination in organizations, especially when the offenders are members of a highly entuitive group (i.e., a group perceived as highly unified). The results of two experiments show that group identity heightens concern about the potential consequences an offender might face if a crime is reported, and that this concern reduces the likelihood of reporting wrongdoing in organizations to authorities. In addition, research is revealing a mechanism by which perpetrator anxiety is heightened in highly enthuitive groups: potential reporters feel that the perpetrator has remorse for his crime.
Keywords:
Moral judgment; Remorse; Transgressions; Whistleblowing

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