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ritual scapegoating: a standalone construct

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ritualscapegoating1 CONSTRUCTRitual scapegoatingGAMSON · ORGANIZATION STUDIES

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the view that firing a team manager after poor results is a ritual that assigns blame without improving performance.

In organization studies, ritual scapegoating refers to the view that firing a team manager after poor results is a ritual that assigns blame without improving performance. This meaning comes from Gamson (1964) in American Journal of Sociology.[1]

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  1. Gamson, W. A., & Scotch, N. A. (1964). Scapegoating in Baseball. American Journal of Sociology, 70(1), 69-72. https://doi.org/10.1086/223739

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