Construct definitions
| Construct | Origin of definition | Our definition |
|---|---|---|
| Detection certainty | “certainty of getting caught” (Straub and Welke, 1998) (p. 445) “enforcement agents explicitly or implicitly make their presence felt.” (Straub, 1987) (p. 279) | The perceived likelihood that deviant actions will be identified by organizational monitoring |
| Sanction certainty | “certainty of punishment” (Straub and Welke, 1998) (p. 446) “punishment is more certain” (Straub, 1987) (p. 279) | The perceived likelihood that a detected deviant action will result in the administration of a penalty |
| Sanction severity | “severity of punishment” (Straub and Welke, 1998) (p. 446) | The perceived magnitude or harshness of the penalty administered |
| Sanction celerity | prompt and effective detection and apprehension (Gibbs, 1968) (p. 518) | The perceived swiftness or temporal proximity between the deviation and the resulting sanction |
| Construct | Origin of definition | Our definition |
|---|---|---|
| Detection certainty | “certainty of getting caught” ( | The perceived likelihood that deviant actions will be identified by organizational monitoring |
| Sanction certainty | “certainty of punishment” ( | The perceived likelihood that a detected deviant action will result in the administration of a penalty |
| Sanction severity | “severity of punishment” ( | The perceived magnitude or harshness of the penalty administered |
| Sanction celerity | prompt and effective detection and apprehension ( | The perceived swiftness or temporal proximity between the deviation and the resulting sanction |
Note(s): * referred to as Disincentives Certainty by Straub (1987)
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