More than 70 percent of managers think that the most common example of unethical behavior is when employees lie to cover up a mistake they've done, or take shortcuts in work tasks. Researchers at the ...

Not all unethical customer behavior is equal. An interesting question then arises of how to distinguish between different types of unethical customer behavior, consider its consequences, and responses ...

Going viral is central to technology and business today, but one of its most pernicious consequences should get more attention than it does: the virally contagious nature of unethical behavior. Ethics ...

When do people behave badly? Extensive research in behavioral science has shown that people are more likely to act dishonestly when they can distance themselves from the consequences. It's easier to ...

While unethical behavior in organizations is often portrayed as flowing down from top management, or creeping up from low-level positions, a team of researchers suggest that middle management also can ...

When employees witness unethical behavior at work, such as fraud, misconduct, or harassment, they often fail to report it. They fear that doing the right thing may not be worth the potential ...

While top-down descriptors have received much attention in explaining corruption, we develop a grassroots model to describe structural factors that may influence the emergence and spread of an ...

This headline draws a conclusion that the article doesn't support. Thank you, Ars, for ignoring facts and jumping straight to the linkbait headline. ...and I thought Ars was big on scientific ...

Some of the U.S.’ wealthiest individuals reportedly pay just a tiny fraction of the billions of dollars added annually to their fortunes in federal income tax — sometimes they pay nothing at all.