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- June 2012
- Article
Sweeping Dishonesty under the Rug: How Unethical Actions Lead to Forgetting of Moral Rules
By: Lisa L. Shu and Francesca Gino
Dishonest behavior can have various psychological outcomes. We examine whether one consequence could be the forgetting of moral rules. In four experiments, participants were given the opportunity to behave dishonestly, and thus earn undeserved money, by over-reporting... View Details
Shu, Lisa L., and Francesca Gino. "Sweeping Dishonesty under the Rug: How Unethical Actions Lead to Forgetting of Moral Rules." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 102, no. 6 (June 2012): 1164–1177.
- 2009
- Working Paper
Dishonest Deed, Clear Conscience: Self-Preservation through Moral Disengagement and Motivated Forgetting
By: Lisa L. Shu, Francesca Gino and Max H. Bazerman
People routinely engage in dishonest acts without feeling guilty about their behavior. When and why does this occur? Across four studies, people justified their dishonest deeds through moral disengagement and exhibited motivated forgetting of information that might... View Details
Shu, Lisa L., Francesca Gino, and Max H. Bazerman. "Dishonest Deed, Clear Conscience: Self-Preservation through Moral Disengagement and Motivated Forgetting ." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-078, January 2009. (Revised April 2009.)
- 19 Feb 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Dishonest Deed, Clear Conscience: Self-Preservation through Moral Disengagement and Motivated Forgetting
- March 2011
- Article
Dishonest Deed, Clear Conscience: When Cheating Leads to Moral Disengagement and Motivated Forgetting
By: L. L. Shu, F. Gino and M. H. Bazerman
Keywords: Ethics
Shu, L. L., F. Gino, and M. H. Bazerman. "Dishonest Deed, Clear Conscience: When Cheating Leads to Moral Disengagement and Motivated Forgetting." Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 37, no. 3 (March 2011): 330–349.
- 18 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Unspoken Cues: Encouraging Morals Without Mandates
Many institutions promote and even mandate moral behavior and values among their members, but how they do it differs greatly. Some organizations such as religious groups may proscribe very specifically what is acceptable behavior—think... View Details
- 18 Nov 2002
- Research & Ideas
Where Morals and Profits Meet: The Corporate Value Shift
on. But I caution managers against focusing only on the financial case for values. No matter how much evidence we amass for this case, the fact remains that moral indifference and even blatantly unethical behavior can also be financially... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 14 Apr 2022
- Op-Ed
Let’s Move Forward from COVID—Without Forgetting What We’ve Learned
involuntary loss of knowledge in an organization. The type of organizational forgetting occurring now is creating more problems. Instead of relying on the lessons learned from two years of COVID-19 crisis management, organizations are... View Details
Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson
- 18 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
Unethical Amnesia: Why We Tend to Forget Our Own Bad Behavior
actions gradually become less clear than other memories—a phenomenon the authors of the paper call “unethical amnesia.” Moreover, forgetting wrongdoings of the past makes us more likely to misbehave in the future. “We are social beings,... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Research Brief: A Path to Moral Management
Eugene Soltes (photo by Russ Campbell) Eugene Soltes (photo by Russ Campbell) Making ethical and moral decisions in business can be murky and is difficult to teach in the vacuum of a business school classroom, argues Associate Professor... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- February 2011
- Article
Bounded Ethicality in Negotiations
By: Max Bazerman
Routine and persistent acts of dishonesty prevail in everyday life, yet most people resist shining a critical moral light on their own behavior, thereby maintaining and oftentimes inflating images of themselves as moral individuals. We overview the psychology that... View Details
Keywords: Behavior; Values and Beliefs; Strategy; Goals and Objectives; Reputation; Negotiation; Moral Sensibility
Bazerman, Max. "Bounded Ethicality in Negotiations." Negotiation and Conflict Management Research 4, no. 1 (February 2011): 8–11.
- Research Summary
"I Read Playboy for the Articles": Justifying and Rationalizing Questionable Preferences
When people behave in ways that might appear selfish, prejudiced or perverted, they engage a host of strategies designed to justify questionable behavior with rational excuses: “I hired my son because he’s more qualified.” “I promoted Ashley... View Details
- 21 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 21, 2009
are relevant in moral psychology and have public policy implications. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-079.pdf Dishonest Deed, Clear Conscience: Self-Preservation through Moral... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
From P.T. Barnum to Mary Kay: Lessons From 5 Leaders Who Changed the World
Roaring 20s and Great Depression. A stable and supportive marriage was a rock, as was a friend who helped him see and spread the idea that alcoholism wasn’t a moral failing, but a disease. Once sober, Wilson started support groups that... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 15 Mar 2024
- HBS Case
Let's Talk: Why It's Time to Stop Avoiding Taboo Topics at Work
forget to outline next steps. Leave the conversation with a clear plan, so the gains made during the talk don’t fizzle out. Steve pledges to draft an email inquiring about his future opportunities at the company that his mother can send... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 20 Aug 2020
- Book
From the Plow to the Pill: How Technology Shapes Our Lives
For centuries, the creation of innovative technology—from steam engines and automobiles to computers and smartphones—has dramatically changed the nature of our work. Less deeply understood has been the impact of technology on the inner currents of our personal lives,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 08 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: A Sense of Urgency
required if the firm was to leap into the future. Even the few employees who were mobilized into action found that the firm's needs were overwhelming. Morale sank. Losses continued to grow. Then the firm was bought by someone at a bargain... View Details
Keywords: by John P. Kotter
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
One Man Crime Wave
Dorothy for her amusement. Unbeknownst to him, she sold it to the prestigious Story magazine for $25. When she told him, he began to think he could be a writer after all. By 1945, America was ready to forget war and deprivation and get on... View Details
- 19 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?
time? Why is it that even people who care about morality end up behaving unethically? Why is it that people often feel inauthentic at work? What does that imply for their job satisfaction and productivity?” Gino was motivated to... View Details
- 19 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 19, 2010
related to improved project performance in some cases. Our results highlight a need for more nuanced approaches to leveraging experience in team management. Deed, Clear Conscience: When Cheating Leads to Moral Disengagement and Motivated... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Portrait Project
Jonathan Wilkins
I will pray for stamina to raise the nation's moral conscience. I will exercise personal agility to exert faith through action. I will strive to help heal the sick and extend resources to the poor. I will set about the business of... View Details