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 ...

The researchers were initially interested in why some professions showed higher rates of unethical behavior such as cheating on exams. They began to suspect that a trained mindset could be at the root ...

Big-picture ethical lapses tend to grow out of small, everyday bad behaviors. That’s why it’s important for managers to watch for unethical actions on their teams. Be wary of two things in particular.

People are far more likely to lie and cheat when they use AI for tasks, according to an eyebrow-raising new study in the journal Nature. “Using AI creates a convenient moral distance between people ...

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 ...

March 22 -- Medical students feel pressure to act unethically, and often see their teachers doing so, a study of Canadian students released today in Britain finds. The study published in the British ...

Frequent revelations of unethical and illegal behavior have affected our confidence in leaders in many areas — businesses, churches, charitable organizations, governmental agencies, elected officials.