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

Verfasser / Beitragende:
[Kristin Smith-Crowe, Ann Tenbrunsel, Suzanne Chan-Serafin, Arthur Brief, Elizabeth Umphress, Joshua Joseph]
Ort, Verlag, Jahr:
2015
Enthalten in:
Journal of Business Ethics, 131/4(2015-11-01), 791-801
Format:
Artikel (online)
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520 3 |a 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 results provide support for an interactive effect of these formal and informal systems. The effectiveness of formal systems is greater when there is a strong informal "push” to do wrong; conversely, in the absence of a strong push to do wrong, the strength of formal systems has little impact on fraudulent behavior. These results help to explain why the implementation of formal systems within organizations has been met with mixed results and identifies when formal systems designed to promote ethical behavior will be most efficacious. 
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690 7 |a Formal systems  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Fraud  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Informal systems  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Unethical behavior  |2 nationallicence 
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700 1 |a Chan-Serafin  |D Suzanne  |u Australian School of Business, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Brief  |D Arthur  |u Eccles School of Business, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Umphress  |D Elizabeth  |u Foster School of Business, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Joseph  |D Joshua  |u Partnership for Public Service, Washington, DC, USA  |4 aut 
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