In commerce, many moral failures are due to narrow mindsets that preclude taking into
account the moral dimensions of a decision or action. In turn, sometimes these mindsets are …

The present research explores how justifications for indulgence influence the translation of
'good'intentions into action. Three studies investigated the nature of such justifications and …

People demonstrate an impressive ability to self-deceive, distorting misbehavior to reflect
positively on themselves—for example, by cheating on a test and believing that their inflated …

This review identifies some of the promising new directions that scholars are pursuing in
current research on deceptions in places of work. I identify and explore five main emphases …

Simple decisions can reveal two layers of preference. Suppose a hiring manager always
chooses a woman over an identically-qualified man, but always chooses a man over a …

Significant concern about obedience in the face of unethical behavior in many corporate
scandals is growing worldwide. However, the issue is underexplored because this type of …

In 2010, the United Nations Environment Programme issued a groundbreaking
environmental impact report focusing on the causes, rather than effects, of environmental …

Introduction. To this day, meat-eaters remain hostile to the idea of eliminating meat
completely from their diets and oppose initiatives promoting meat reduction. However, in the …

When a script stipulates actions, gestural routines and mental models for a character that
clash with the personal values of the actor, it creates dissonance between what the actor (as …

In this essay Werhane et al expand a topic she first explored in “Why do good people do bad
things”(2005). The suggestion here is that it may be easy to understand evil when it is done …