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The Deception Spiral: Corporate Obfuscation Leads to Perceptions of Immorality and Cheating Behavior
By: D.M. Markowitz, M. Kouchaki, J.T. Hancock and F. Gino
In four studies, we evaluated how corporate misconduct relates to language patterns, perceptions of immorality, and unethical behavior. First, we analyzed nearly 190 codes of conduct from S&P 500 manufacturing companies and observed that corporations with ethics...
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Keywords:
Obfuscation;
Corporate Unethicality;
Deception;
Deception Spiral;
Organizations;
Values and Beliefs;
Ethics;
Perception;
Behavior
Markowitz, D.M., M. Kouchaki, J.T. Hancock, and F. Gino. "The Deception Spiral: Corporate Obfuscation Leads to Perceptions of Immorality and Cheating Behavior." Journal of Language and Social Psychology 40, no. 2 (March 2021): 277–296.
- 18 Nov 2002
- Research & Ideas
Where Morals and Profits Meet: The Corporate Value Shift
with HBS Working Knowledge's Carla Tishler, Paine explains why this shift has occurred, and why now. Tishler: Your research on corporate values and ethics dates back to the 1980s, including much work done for Harvard Business School...
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by Carla Tishler
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance
Rhetoric and Independence Are Not Enough: Empowering Managers and Directors to Do What Is Right, you challenge the adequacy of the Business Roundtable's assertion that the selection of a well-qualified and ethical CEO is the most important role of a View Details
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by Carla Tishler
- April 2011
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Ethical Breakdowns: Good People often Let Bad Things Happen. Why?
By: Max H. Bazerman and Ann E. Tenbrunsel
Companies are spending a great deal of time and money to install codes of ethics, ethics training, compliance programs, and in-house watchdogs. If these efforts worked, the money would be well spent. But unethical behavior appears to be on the rise. The authors observe...
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Keywords:
Ethics;
Moral Sensibility;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Governance;
Leadership;
Behavior;
Conflict of Interests
Bazerman, Max H., and Ann E. Tenbrunsel. "Ethical Breakdowns: Good People often Let Bad Things Happen. Why?" Harvard Business Review 89, no. 4 (April 2011).
- September 2016
- Article
Monitoring Global Supply Chains
By: Jodi L. Short, Michael W. Toffel and Andrea R. Hugill
Firms seeking to avoid reputational spillovers that can arise from dangerous, illegal, and unethical behavior at supply chain factories are increasingly relying on private social auditors to provide strategic information about suppliers' conduct. But little is known...
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Keywords:
Monitoring;
Transaction Cost Economics;
Industry Self-regulation;
Auditing;
Codes Of Conduct;
Supply Chains;
Corporate Social Responsibility;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Supply Chain;
Globalization
Short, Jodi L., Michael W. Toffel, and Andrea R. Hugill. "Monitoring Global Supply Chains." Strategic Management Journal 37, no. 9 (September 2016): 1878–1897. (Video abstract (4 minutes). Working Knowledge article for practitioners.)
- 07 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
Are Creative People More Dishonest?
evil and unoriginal. This raises a question: Is there a link between creativity and unethical behavior? “Dan and I started wondering whether there is something about the creative process that triggers dishonest behavior.” There certainly...
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- 05 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
How Hormones Foretell Whether People Will Cheat
by understanding the role of hormone levels. ©iStock.com/VIPDesignUSA For eons, academics have studied the forces behind unethical acts, disturbed and intrigued by scary real-world data on corporate...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 23 May 2022
- News
J.S. Nelson
- 17 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Trial of Elizabeth Holmes: Visionary, Criminal, or Both?
Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, is an expert in corporate integrity and risk management. He interviewed dozens of business executives convicted of crimes, including Bernie Madoff, for his 2016 book, “Why...
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- 2016
- Chapter
Dishonesty Explained: What Leads Moral People To Act Immorally
By: F. Gino and D. Ariely
The last two decades have witnessed what seems to be an increasing number of cases of dishonesty, from corporate corruption and employee misconduct to questionable behaviors during the financial crisis and individual acts of unethical behavior in many spheres of...
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Gino, F., and D. Ariely. "Dishonesty Explained: What Leads Moral People To Act Immorally." In The Social Psychology of Good and Evil. 2nd ed. Edited by Arthur G. Miller. New York: Guilford Press, 2016.
- 20 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
Blind Spots: We’re Not as Ethical as We Think
training in ethics and corporate programs focus on intentional acts. We saw an opportunity to contribute to our understanding of how so many unethical acts occur. Q: Why don't traditional approaches to...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- December 2003 (Revised September 2005)
- Case
Rein Chemical Company: Specialty Division
By: Francis Aguilar
This case describes corporate management's recent discovery of widespread unethical pricing transactions in one division and key managers' different views on how to respond. Students are asked to evaluate management's position and decide who should do what to resolve...
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Keywords:
Customers;
Price;
Ethics;
Business Divisions;
Chemicals;
Crisis Management;
Chemical Industry
Aguilar, Francis. "Rein Chemical Company: Specialty Division." Harvard Business School Case 904-046, December 2003. (Revised September 2005.)
- 06 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 6
August 2013 Management Science The Impact of Corporate Sustainability on Organizational Processes and Performance By: Eccles, Robert G., Ioannis Ioannou, and George Serafeim Abstract—We investigate the effect of View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 2022
- Book
Business Ethics: What Everyone Needs to Know
By: J.S. Nelson and Lynn A. Stout
An authoritative and practical guide to business ethics, written in an accessible question-and-answer format. In today's turbulent business climate, business ethics are more important than ever. Surveys of employees show that misconduct is on the rise. Cover stories...
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Nelson, J.S., and Lynn A. Stout. Business Ethics: What Everyone Needs to Know. New York: Oxford University Press, 2022.
- 05 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 5, 2017
and rural landlessness. Publisher's link: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53164 in press Psychological Science Polluted Morality: Air Pollution Predicts Criminal Activity and Unethical Behavior By: Lu, J., J.J. Lee, F....
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Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 25
http://sloanreview.mit.edu/the-magazine/articles/2010/fall/52118/how-to-do-well-and-do-good/ Corporate Governance When Founders Are Directors Authors:Feng Li and Suraj Srinivasan Publication:Journal of Financial Economics (forthcoming)...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 24
adequacy, actuarial standards, accounting standards, and auditing practice. In these areas, corporate managers and financial experts such as auditors and bankers possess the technical expertise necessary for informed regulation, enjoy...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 3, 2009
this article, we argue that the beneficial effects of goal setting have been overstated and that systematic harm caused by goal setting has been largely ignored. We identify specific side effects associated with goal setting, including a narrow focus that neglects...
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Martha Lagace
- September 2019 (Revised February 2022)
- Supplement
Glenn Defense Marine Asia (B)
By: Susanna Gallani, Anja Anliker, Luke Hodges and Amram Migdal
This case describes the growth of Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA) under the leadership of Leonard Glenn Francis. GDMA provided ship husbanding and logistical support services to the United States Navy when Navy ships visited various ports in Southeast Asia. The case...
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Keywords:
Business Ventures;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Crime and Corruption;
Ethics;
Fairness;
Moral Sensibility;
Values and Beliefs;
Governance;
Corporate Accountability;
Governance Controls;
Government and Politics;
Law;
Contracts;
Lawfulness;
Operations;
Shipping Industry;
Service Industry;
Asia;
Southeast Asia;
Malaysia;
Singapore
Gallani, Susanna, Anja Anliker, Luke Hodges, and Amram Migdal. "Glenn Defense Marine Asia (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 120-037, September 2019. (Revised February 2022.)