Morality - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Feb 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Dishonest Deed, Clear Conscience: Self-Preservation through Moral Disengagement and Motivated Forgetting

Keywords: by Lisa L. Shu, Francesca Gino & Max H. Bazerman

July 2015
Article

The Moral Virtue of Authenticity: How Inauthenticity Produces Feelings of Immorality and Impurity

By: F. Gino, Maryam Kouchaki and Adam D. Galinsky

The current research demonstrates that authenticity is directly linked to morality. Across five experiments, we found that experiencing inauthenticity consistently led participants to feel more immoral and impure. This inauthenticity→feeling immoral link produced an... View Details

Keywords: Moral Sensibility; Emotions

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2018
Chapter

In Search of Moral Equilibrium: Person, Situation, and Their Interplay in Behavioral Ethics

By: Julia J. Lee and F. Gino

Book Abstract: This comprehensive and cutting-edge volume maps out the terrain of moral psychology, a dynamic and evolving area of research. In 57 concise chapters, leading authorities and up-and-coming scholars explore fundamental issues and current controversies. The... View Details

Keywords: Moral Sensibility; Ethics; Situation or Environment

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2003
Class Lecture

Defining Moments: A Framework for Moral Decisions

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.

Keywords: Decisions; Ethics

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May 1992
Teaching Note

Moral Responsibilities of Economic Agents, Teaching Note

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.

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01 Nov 2013
News

Interview with Michel Anteby on Manufacturing Morals

07 Mar 2022
News

Putin’s Iron Fist vs. Zelensky’s Moral Clarity

18 May 2018
News

A Cold War Hero Who Kept Up Morale

Keywords: obituary; POW; military service; veterans; leadership

14 Feb 2012
News

Morals and Markets: An Interview with Lynn Paine

03 Dec 2009
News

How to take moral hazard out of banking

30 Jun 2019
News

Open-Plan Work Spaces Lower Productivity And Employee Morale

2013
Chapter

Multinational Enterprises and Incomplete Institutions: The Demandingness of Minimum Moral Standards

By: Nien-he Hsieh

Multinational enterprises (MNEs) operate across countries that vary widely in their legal, political, and regulatory institutions. One question that arises is whether there are certain minimum standards that ought to guide managers in their decision making... View Details

Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Decision Making; Standards

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2012
Article

Does Power Corrupt or Enable?: When and Why Power Facilitates Self-interested Behavior

By: K. A. DeCelles, D.S. DeRue, J.D. Margolis and T.L. Ceranic

Does power corrupt a moral identity, or does it enable a moral identity to emerge? Drawing from the power literature, we propose that the psychological experience of power, although often associated with promoting self-interest, is associated with greater self-interest... View Details

Keywords: Power; Moral Identity; Self-interested Behavior; Moral Awareness; Commons Dilemma; Moral Sensibility; Behavior; Power and Influence

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1995
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Moral Hazard and Management Control in Just-in-time Settings

By: M. Alles, S. Datar and R. Lambert

Keywords: Moral Sensibility; Management

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Is Saving Lives Your Task or God's?: Religiosity, Belief in God, and Moral Judgment

By: Netta Barak-Corren and Max Bazerman

Should a Catholic hospital abort a life-threatening pregnancy or let a pregnant woman die? Should a religious employer allow his employees access to contraceptives or break with healthcare legislation? People and organizations of faith often face moral decisions that... View Details

Keywords: Normative Conflict; Inaction; Indirectness; Deontology; Utilitarianism; Sunday Effect; Religion; Moral Sensibility; Decisions; Judgments

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19 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Rupert Murdoch and the Seeds of Moral Hazard

The News Corporation/News of the World scandal has been described as a case study in bad management. What was there about the company's organizational culture that led to "Murdoch's Mess"? Professor Michel Anteby, who studies how meaning is built at work and... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Journalism & News; Publishing