Research - Ethical Systems

Teaching Ethics

Practitioner, Professor, Research Summaries, Researcher, Teaching Ethics

After each major business scandal, a chorus of voices calls for business schools to work harder to instill ethics into their students. But what exactly should they doOn this page we focus on what business schools can do that may lead to…

Personality & Personnel

Personality & Personnel, Practitioner, Professor, Research Summaries, Researcher

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNix_6_Z5Q8 Psychologists have identified a series of characteristics that predict patterns of unethical behavior by employees. At the same time, some people may behave honestly and with great integrity…

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Leadership

Leadership, Practitioner, Professor, Research Summaries, Researcher

Machiavelli (above) told political leaders that it was more important for them to be feared than loved. In lawless times with weak institutions, he may have been right. But in today’s business world, for most industries, the evidence points…

Human Rights

Human Rights, Practitioner, Professor, Research Summaries, Researcher

Since World War II and the founding of the United Nations, the established human rights framework under international law has focused on the responsibility of states to protect the rights of their citizens.

Fairness

Fairness, Practitioner, Professor, Research Summaries, Researcher

INTRODUCTION Image: J.-H. Janßen, "Justice" statue, via Wikimedia Commons Every organization must confront the challenge of motivating its work force. From research on fairness in organizational contexts (‘organizational justice research’)…

Corporate Governance

Corporate Governance, Practitioner, Professor, Research Summaries, Researcher

INTRODUCTION Image: Eric Dan, boardroom at Roppongi Hills, via Flickr. Understanding ethical behavior in the context of corporate governance requires two levels of analysis: the internal concerns of corporate agency and the emergent effects…

Corporate Culture

Corporate Culture, Practitioner, Professor, Research Summaries, Researcher

The ethical culture in an organization can be thought of as a slice of the overall organizational culture. So, if the organizational culture represents “how we do things around here,” the ethical culture represents “how we do things…

Compliance & Ethics Programs

Compliance & Ethics Programs, Practitioner, Professor, Research Summaries, Researcher

Hammurabi's Code, ca. 1772 BCE, included 282 laws, some of which often prescribed punishing noncompliance with the removal of one's hand. INTRODUCTION Compliance and ethics (“C&E”) programs are organizational policies…

Cheating & Honesty

Cheating & Honesty, Practitioner, Professor, Research Summaries, Researcher

Jacob van Oost, “Card-Sharpers.” Note the man on the right, signaling to the man in the foreground, who has two extra cards behind his back. What is cheating? The simplest and most immediate answer is that cheating is breaking the rules.…

Contextual Influences

Contextual Influences, Research, Research Summaries

When we see someone doing something bad, we usually jump to the conclusion that the person is bad. Only later, if ever, do we consider the broader context—the social situation—which can strongly influence people’s behavior. Many of…