Anna Jasinenko
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Prof. Dr.
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Jasinenko
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Anna
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anna.jasinenko@unisg.ch
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+41 71 224 3463
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Item type:Publication, Pathogen Stress Theory in Business Ethics: Bio-ecological Influences on Firms’ Environmental Sustainability Practices(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2026-04-20); Ghaffari Feyzabadi JavadDespite their potential significance, bio-ecological determinants of ethical and sustainable business behavior have been largely unexplored in business ethics research. This study examines the impact of pathogen stress—a bio-ecological factor that has been shown to be critical for human attitudes, intentions, and behaviors—on firms’ environmental sustainability practices. Pathogen stress refers to the prevalence of a broad spectrum of infectious agents, including viruses, bacteria, protozoa, and helminths, that threaten human health and survival. We theorize that higher levels of pathogen stress negatively affect firms’ adoption of environmental sustainability practices. Analyzing data from nearly 20,000 firms across 37 countries using the World Bank Enterprise Surveys and a country-level pathogen stress index, we observe that firms in contexts with higher pathogen prevalence are less likely to adopt environmental sustainability practices. To elucidate the underlying causality, we employ an experimental vignette design that identifies two mediating psychological mechanisms: a temporal mechanism (heightened short-term orientation) and a relational mechanism (increased ingroup trust bias). We discuss the implications of the results for business ethics research and suggest several future research avenues to improve the understanding of bio-ecological factors for ethical and sustainable firm decision-making, strategies, and behaviors.Type:journal articleJournal:Journal of Business Ethics - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Mirror Versus Substitute: How Institutional Context Affects Individual Motivation for Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe institutional perspective on corporate social responsibility (CSR) has discussed two diametrically opposed hypotheses about how institutional context influences CSR. Whereas the mirror hypothesis suggests that CSR is stronger in institutional contexts with stringent CSR-related regulations, the substitute hypothesis posits that CSR is stronger in weakly regulated contexts. Drawing on the micro-CSR literature, we propose that examining individual CSR motivation can help to better understand the effect of institutional context on CSR because it makes focusing on substantively motivated CSR possible, and it can shed light on the hitherto neglected psychological moderators in this relationship. We conducted three studies, obtaining results indicating that institutional trust is an important moderator of the institutional effect on individual CSR motivation. Overall, we found the highest individual CSR motivation when regulatory stringency and institutional trust were high, supporting the mirror hypothesis. However, in contexts of low institutional trust, this positive effect of a strong institutional context was reduced or even reversed. Our study contributes to the literature on the institutional perspective on CSR, micro-CSR, and institutional theory, and it has important practical implications for CSR management.Type:journal articleJournal:Journal of ManagementScopus© Citations 9 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Parasite Stress Theory in Business Ethics: Bio-Ecological Influences on Sustainable Practices(2025) - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, From words to beliefs: Bridging rhetorical institutionalism and multilevel theory of legitimacy(2025); ; - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Perceived Organizational Purpose: Systematic Literature Review, Construct Definition, Measurement and Potential Employee Outcomes(2023-09-01); Josephina Charlotte SteuberOrganizational purpose has recently gained great popularity in research and practice. However, the development of this nascent research field has struggled with definitional ambiguity, the lack of a measurement instrument and little empirical testing of potential outcomes. In our paper, we first introduce and define the multidimensional construct of perceived organizational purpose, which sheds light on the individual and subjective experiences of organizational purpose. Second, building on our construct definition, we develop and validate a four-dimensional Perceived Organizational Purpose Scale. Third, we disentangle the related yet differentiated concepts of perceived organizational purpose and meaningful work and theorize how substantial knowledge in the field of meaningful work can be transferred to the relatively new and untested field of perceived organizational purpose. Fourth, we critically elaborate and empirically test the relationship of perceived organizational purpose with employee job satisfaction, subjective wellbeing and work-life conflict.Type:case review (law)Journal:Journal of Management StudiesVolume:60Issue:6Scopus© Citations 67 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Mirror versus substitute: How the institutional context affects individual motivation for corporate social responsibility(2024-07); - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, At a distance, all is well: The intertwining relationship between system justification, psychological distance, and environmental concern(2024); Grubert, ThorbenThe urgency of environmental issues, notably climate change, demands a nuanced understanding of the psychological barriers and enablers of pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors. Our study delves into the psychological underpinnings of environmental concern, a pivotal gateway to pro-environmental behaviors, focusing on the interplay between system justification theory and construal level theory. We hypothesize that individuals with a strong system justification trait perceive environmental problems to be psychologically distant, which leads to diminished environmental concern. Expanding on this, we anticipate that external threats to the system exacerbate this effect. However, we posit that strategically reducing psychological distance, e.g. through targeted manipulations, can counterbalance this negative effect. We test our hypotheses in three empirical studies: Study 1 shows a strong system justification trait to correlate with a higher psychological distance to environmental problems and lower environmental concern. Study 2 builds on this foundation and demonstrates that experimentally induced threats reinforce the negative effect of a strong system justification trait on environmental concern via psychological distance. Finally, Study 3 showcases that experimentally reducing psychological distance weakens the negative connection between a strong system justification trait and environmental concern. Overall, our research develops a comprehensive framework to explain variations in environmental concern by linking system justification and construal level theory. Importantly, we introduce interventions to reduce the negative effect of a strong system justification trait on environmental concern. Understanding these psychological mechanisms is pivotal for policymakers and communicators seeking effective strategies to bolster environmental attitudes and actions.Type:conference contribution - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, COVID-19’s Effect on Citizens’ Legitimacy Perceptions of Business Regulation(2023); - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, The Role of Consensus in Legitimation through Deliberation: An Experimental Approach(2022); - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Organizational Purpose: Definition, Measurement and the Ambivalent Effect on Employee Wellbeing(2022); Josephina Charlotte SteuberResearch on organizational purpose has gained great popularity in recent decades. Practitioners and scholars anticipate organizational purpose as a potential solution for the issues of solely profit-driven business. However, critical perspectives and empirical studies are scarce to validate the optimistic prospects. In our study, we critically elaborate and empirically test the outcomes of organizational purpose on employee job satisfaction and subjective well-being. We theorize and empirically show that organizational purpose does not always have positive consequences for employees’ job related and general well-being, particularly, if they seek too much meaning through their work and therefore neglect their work-life balance. In our paper, first, we develop a multi-dimensional construct definition of organizational purpose based on a systematic literature review. Second, building on our theoretical construct definition, we develop and validate a four-dimensional organizational purpose scale. Third, we disentangle the related yet differentiated concepts of organizational purpose and meaningful work to theorize how the substantial knowledge in the field of meaningful work can be transferred to the relatively new and untested field of organizational purpose. Fourth, our study provides a rigorously tested critical perspective on the potential outcomes of organizational purpose, which results in a more complex discussion of managerial implications.Type:conference contributionJournal:Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings