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Seeking Corporate Ethics Trainers and College Ethics Instructors for Research Survey
Blog, Practitioner, Professor, Research, Teaching EthicsLeaders, Don’t Fear AI…Embrace It
Blog, Corporate Culture, LeadershipHow To Approach AI Adoption Ethically And Responsibly Within Your Organization
Blog, Corporate Culture, Corporate Governance, Decision Making, LeadershipReady or Risky? Assessing Organizational Preparedness for Political Polarization
Blog, Corporate Culture, Personality & Personnel, Speak-Up and Call-Out CultureRethinking Ethics: A Vision for a New Framework Aligned with Human Nature
Blog, Cheating & Honesty, Compliance & Ethics Programs, IncentivesHow the Sustainability Function in Corporations is Transforming
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Blog, LeadershipHow to Have Better Conversations About Ethics in Business
Blog, Cheating & Honesty, Compliance & Ethics Programs, Corporate Culture, Leadership, Speak-Up and Call-Out Culture, TrustAnd Now Ethics 2.0: An Argument For More Self-Governance
BlogIn a new article in Forbes, ES advisory board member Carsten Tams offers advice on designing ethics and compliance programs that serve to both strengthen adherence to regulatory guidelines and provide employees with a broader measure of moral agency.
The intention behind an action is central to the distinction between "compliance" and "ethical behavior." Compliance is simply behavior in accordance with someone else’s requirements in order to gain rewards or avoid punishment. When people act ethically, they are self-governed. Ethical behavior is prosocial behavior for its own sake. People engage in it for no other reason than that they view it as the right thing to do. As such, ethical behavior is intrinsically motivated.
New Behavioral Science One Sheet: Motivated Reasoning
BlogOur newest topic is "Motivated Reasoning" explaining how the process by which we make decisions is less like a judge who carefully evaluates all the facts and arrives at a well-reasoned judgment and more like a lawyer who advocates for a particular outcome.