Workplace behavior

Corporate Irresponsibility: VW Settlement Underlies Ethical Problems

Business Ethics, Workplace behavior /

Cost-Benefit Analysis Can’t Hide Unethical Behavior by Car Companies Finally, an agreement with German car maker Volkswagen AG. On June 28, the automaker agreed to spend up to $14.7 billion to resolve federal and state civil allegations of cheating on emissions tests and lying to customers. The company has admitted that it rigged diesel vehicles […]

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Cognitive Dissonance and Ethical Decision-Making

Behavioral Ethics, Moral Values, Workplace behavior /

The Ethical Link Between Our Beliefs and Our Actions A highly ethical person knows his or her values, principles, and beliefs. Those values, principles, and beliefs would then determine one’s actions when faced with an ethical dilemma. A person who does not understand or fully know his or her values, principles, and beliefs might act

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Character and Trust Are the Keys to Ethical Decision-Making

Ethical Leadership, Leadership, Workplace behavior /

Virtues Underlie Workplace Behavior  Writer Robert McKee famously said, “True character is revealed in the choices a human makes under pressure — the greater the pressure, the deeper the revelation, the truer the choice to the character’s essential nature.” This is a profound statement that I use to teach ethics to my accounting students, many

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