The Ethics “Fix”: When Formal Systems Make a Difference

This paper investigates the effect of the countervailing forces within organizations of formal systems that direct employees toward ethical acts and informal systems that direct employees toward fraudulent behavior. We study the effect of these forces on deception, a key component of fraud. The resu...

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Authors: Smith-Crowe, Kristin (Author) ; Tenbrunsel, Ann E. (Author) ; Chan-Serafin, Suzanne (Author) ; Brief, Arthur P. (Author) ; Umphress, Elizabeth E. (Author) ; Joseph, Joshua (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2015
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2015, Volume: 131, Issue: 4, Pages: 791-801
Further subjects:B Ethics
B Unethical Behavior
B Formal systems
B Informal systems
B Fraud
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