Understanding Entitlement and its Impact in Organizations.

Historically, most researchers have regarded entitlement as an enduring aspect of an individual’s personality. I have been among several scholars who are examining situational determinants of entitlement beliefs, and considering the relevance of entitlement to compensation and other HR functions.

For Further Reading:

Tomlinson, E. C. (2023). Developing and managing a total compensation system, 1st ed.. San Diego, CA: Cognella.

Holderness, K. D., Jr., Olsen, K., Thornock, T., & Tomlinson, E. C. (2022). Will someone be checking my work? The effect of psychological entitlement and the expectation of being monitored on task performance and misreporting. Accounting Horizons, 36, 47-65.

 Holderness, K. D., Jr., Olsen, K., & Tomlinson, E. C. (2021). Adding fuel to the fire: How non-contingent bonuses relate to entitlement and affect pursuit of worker self-interest. Journal of Forensic Accounting Research, 6, 335-359.

Tomlinson, E. C. (2013). An integrative model of entitlement beliefs. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 25: 67-87. DOI: 10.1007/s10672-012-9208-4.