Publications by authors named "Braxton Hartman"

Article Synopsis
  • The research challenges the typical view of autistic traits as deficits by highlighting potential strengths, such as reduced sensitivity to social influences, allowing autistic employees to observe and report operational or ethical issues more effectively.
  • Autistic employees demonstrated lower levels of moral disengagement compared to their nonautistic counterparts, suggesting they may have stronger ethical decision-making.
  • The findings indicate that while moral disengagement impacted the likelihood of intervening in organizational dysfunctions, there were no significant differences in the intervention tendencies between autistic and nonautistic employees when moral disengagement was considered.
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Although the bystander effect is one of the most important findings in the psychological literature, researchers have not explored whether autistic individuals are prone to the bystander effect. The present research examines whether autistic employees are more likely to report issues or concerns in an organization's systems and practices that are inefficient or dysfunctional. By bringing attention to these issues, autistic employees may foster opportunities to improve organizational performance, leading to the development of a more adaptive, high performing, and ethical culture.

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