caa a22 4500 605483841 CHVBK 20210128100433.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10551-013-2022-6 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10551-013-2022-6 The Ethics "Fix”: When Formal Systems Make a Difference [Elektronische Daten] [Kristin Smith-Crowe, Ann Tenbrunsel, Suzanne Chan-Serafin, Arthur Brief, Elizabeth Umphress, Joshua Joseph] 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. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2014 Ethics nationallicence Formal systems nationallicence Fraud nationallicence Informal systems nationallicence Unethical behavior nationallicence Smith-Crowe Kristin Eccles School of Business, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA aut Tenbrunsel Ann Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA aut Chan-Serafin Suzanne Australian School of Business, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia aut Brief Arthur Eccles School of Business, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA aut Umphress Elizabeth Foster School of Business, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA aut Joseph Joshua Partnership for Public Service, Washington, DC, USA aut Journal of Business Ethics Springer Netherlands 131/4(2015-11-01), 791-801 0167-4544 131:4<791 2015 131 10551 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-013-2022-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-013-2022-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Smith-Crowe Kristin Eccles School of Business, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tenbrunsel Ann Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Chan-Serafin Suzanne Australian School of Business, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Brief Arthur Eccles School of Business, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Umphress Elizabeth Foster School of Business, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Joseph Joshua Partnership for Public Service, Washington, DC, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Business Ethics Springer Netherlands 131/4(2015-11-01), 791-801 0167-4544 131:4<791 2015 131 10551