Toward a theory of reinstatement: Seven motivations for reinstatement as relationship repair

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Arran Caza, Associate Professor (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
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Abstract: There is a long, interdisciplinary tradition of examining why organizations remove privileges from members as a part of disciplinary action. In contrast, little is known about why organizations return privileges after disciplinary action has occurred. Nonetheless, such reinstatement is ubiquitous in organizations. This paper provides a starting point for a theory of reinstatement by using the emerging theoretical domain of relationship repair. Treating reinstatement as relationship repair highlights the importance of causal attribution, social equilibrium, relationship structure, and power as means of relationship repair. The paper uses these four bases of relationship repair to develop a series of specific motivations for why managers might reinstate privileges.

Additional Information

Publication
Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 22(4), 279-295. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10672-009-9131-5
Language: English
Date: 2010
Keywords
reinstatement, employee discipline, organizational punishment, intra-organizational relations

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