Modern societies and organisations are becoming increasingly diverse, leading many to
argue that diversity should be valued because it can benefit teams, organisations and …

This chapter presents the current evolving research program of Institutional Anomie Theory
(IAT)—originally a macro-social theory of crime that incorporates the potentially destructive …

Originating in the tradition of classical sociology (Durkheim, Merton), anomie theory posits
how broad social conditions influence deviant behavior and crime. The French sociologist …

Based on previous research and a theoretical model which states moral neutralization is
learned through interaction with others, it was hypothesized that moral neutralization would …

Abstract Messner and Rosenfeld's (2007) institutional anomie theory (IAT) has mainly been
applied by criminologists to explain crime rates at various aggregate levels. However …

Drawing on institutional anomie theory, we examine how the crisis in local newspapers has
induced organizational wrongdoings in local communities. We argue that, because local …

This study aims to shed further light on the emergence of ageist attitudes by introducing a
theoretically grounded mechanism that helps explain why older persons appear as …

The present study builds upon prior research that has suggested that the social
psychological concept of “marketized mentality”(MM) can serve as a conceptual lynchpin to …

As the world becomes increasingly connected and interdependent upon technology, crimes
are moving online. Research on cybercrime is beginning to test the applicability of traditional …

The study examines whether school-level immigrant concentration is related to students'
involvement in violence, and whether students' moral values moderate the relationship …