When Rule-Breaking Spreads: The Social Contagion of Prosocial Deviance in the Workplace

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Takashi Mitsuhashi Hitoshi Mitsuhashi Masahiko Urao a Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, Tokyo, Japanb Waseda University, Tokyo, JapanTakashi Mitsuhashi is a neurosurgeon at Juntendo University Nerima Hospital who specializes in endovascular therapy. He has also been involved in hospital medical safety for ten years.Hitoshi Mitsuhashi, PhD, is Professor of Organization Science at Waseda University. His research focuses on management policy studies, particularly from the perspectives of social networks and organizational learning. He earned his PhD in Organizational Behavior from the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University.Masahiko Urao, MD, PhD, is Professor of Pediatric Surgery at Juntendo University. Over the past 20 years, he has held key leadership roles, including Chief Surgeon of the department and Manager of Hospital Safety Management. Since 2023, he has also been director of Juntendo University Nerima Hospital.

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