‘Doing Business After the Fall: The Virtue of Moral Hypocrisy’

Moral hypocrisy is motivation to appear moral yet, if possible, avoid the cost of actually being moral. In business, moral hypocrisy allows one to engender trust, solve the commitment problem, and still relentlessly pursue personal gain. Indicating the power of this motive, research has provided cle...

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Authors: Batson, C. Daniel (Author) ; Collins, Elizabeth (Author) ; Powell, Adam A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2006
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2006, Volume: 66, Issue: 4, Pages: 321-335
Further subjects:B commitment problem
B Moral Integrity
B Moral hypocrisy
B Reputation
B Trust
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