Wann und warum entscheiden sich Menschen für unehrliches Verhalten? Durch das Verständnis von unehrlichem Verhalten sind politische Entscheidungsträger besser in der Lage, ein solches Verhalten zu verhindern und eine florierende Gesellschaft und Wirtschaft zu unterstützen. Das Studium der Unehrlichkeit hat in den letzten Jahren eine Blütezeit erlebt, angetrieben durch die Etablierung von Crowd-Sourced-Arbeitsplattformen, obwohl auch einige wichtige Feldarbeiten entstanden sind. Die empirischen Erkenntnisse aus diesen Studien haben die Entstehung neuer ökonomischer und psychologischer Modelle zur Erklärung unehrlichen Verhaltens unterstützt. Doch wie replizierbar und verallgemeinerbar sind die führenden experimentellen Ergebnisse? Und welche anderen kontextuellen Faktoren wie die Art und das Ausmaß der Belohnung und die Designentscheidungen des Experimentators können unehrliches Verhalten beeinflussen? Im Mittelpunkt dieser Arbeit stand der Versuch der Replikation einer in der akademischen Welt und in der populären Presse viel zitierten Arbeit. Frühere Replikationsversuche haben diese Arbeit umgangen, da es schwierig war, Zugang zu professionellen Teilnehmern zu bekommen. Die Arbeit, die wir zu wiederholen versuchten, ergab, dass nur Banker, deren berufliche Identität hervorgehoben wurde, sich unehrlich verhielten. Diese Arbeit basierte auf der Vorstellung, dass das Priming, also das Hervorheben eines Aspekts der Identität einer Person und der damit verbundenen Normen, das Verhalten beeinflussen würde. Da das Priming der professionellen Bankidentität Unehrlichkeit auslöste, wurde daraus geschlossen, dass dies ein Hinweis auf problematische Normen im Bankensektor ist. Es war jedoch unklar, ob dieses Ergebnis auch für andere Banken gilt, z. B. in der gleichen oder einer anderen Gerichtsbarkeit, in verschiedenen Segmenten (z. B. Commercial versus Investment Banking) und im Zeitverlauf. / When and why do people decide to behave dishonestly? By understanding dishonest behaviour, policy makers are better able to deter such behaviour and to support a thriving society and economy. The study of dishonesty has flourished in recent years, driven by the establishment of crowd-sourced labour platforms, though some important field work has also emerged. The empirical findings from these studies have supported the emergence of new economic and psychological models to explain dishonest behaviour. Yet, how replicable and generalisable are leading experimental findings? And what other contextual factors -- like the nature of reward, scale of reward, and design choices from the experimenter-- may drive dishonest behaviour? The central focus of this thesis was the attempted replication of a heavily cited paper in academia and the popular press. Previous replication efforts by-passed this work given the challenge of accessing professional participants. The paper which we attempted to replicate found that only bankers whose professional identity was made salient behaved dishonestly. This work was based on the notion that priming, or making salient one aspect of an individual’s identity and the associated norms, would affect behaviour. As priming professional banking identity prompted dishonesty, this was concluded to be indicative of problematic norms in the banking sector. Though it was unclear if this finding would hold with other banks, for example in the same or other jurisdictions, in different segments (e.g. commercial versus investment banking), and over time.

Denna forskningsrapport har som mål att undersöka och analysera de omfattande etiska faktorer som påverkar beslutsprocessen vid ingripande i naturen. I synnerhet undersöker vi de moraliska och praktiska dilemman som kan uppstå vid sådana beslut och som ofta är komplexa och svåra att hantera.  Syftet med rapporten är att öka förståelsen för hur etiken spelar och bör spela en roll inom miljövården, specifikt i relation till synen på naturens värde och beslutsfattarnas etiska ställningstaganden. Genom att genomföra en vetenskaplig studie med hjälp av systematisk litteraturstudie och intervjuer, har vi kunnat få en bredare bild av svaret på vår undersökningsfråga: " Var bör gränsen för hur långt människan får påverka naturen? " Det finns en skillnad i fokus mellan innehållsanalysen och intervjun, där den första utvecklas i riktning mot att ha en mer praktisk inriktning medan den andra har en mer etisk inriktning. Detta skapar en uppfattning av olika riktningar i det skrivna materialet. De olika metoderna som användes i forskningen, nämligen systematisk litteraturstudie och intervjuer, genererade olika insikter. Snarare än att hitta en entydig lösning, har vi dock funnit att olika metoder och kunskapsläget kring ämnet genererar olika insikter, vilket tyder på att det inte finns ett enkelt svar.  Genom att analysera och diskutera de erhållna resultaten i denna rapport hoppas vi kunna bidra till en mer nyanserad och informerad debatt kring de etiska aspekterna av ingripande i naturen. Vi betonar vikten av att fortsätta forska och utveckla kunskapen inom detta område för att bättre kunna hantera de komplexa och ibland motsägelsefulla frågorna som uppstår vid beslutsfattandet kring naturens bevarande och användning. / This research report aims to investigate and analyze the extensive ethical factors that influence the decision-making process in nature intervention. Specifically, we examine the moral and practical dilemmas that can arise in such decisions, which are often complex and difficult to manage.  The purpose of this report is to enhance understanding of the role that ethics plays and should play in environmental conservation, particularly in relation to perspectives on the value of nature and the ethical positions taken by decision-makers. By conducting a scientific study using a systematic literature review and interviews, we have been able to obtain a broader understanding of the answer to our research question: "Where should the limit be placed on human intervention in nature?" There is a difference in focus between content analysis and interviews, with the former tending to have a more practical orientation and the latter having a more ethical orientation. This creates an impression of divergent directions in the written material. The various methods used in the research, namely the systematic literature review and interviews, yielded different insights. However, rather than finding a definitive solution, we have discovered that different methods and the state of knowledge in the field generate different insights, indicating that there is no simple answer.  By analyzing and discussing the obtained results in this report, we hope to contribute to a more nuanced and informed debate on the ethical aspects of nature intervention. We emphasize the importance of continued research and knowledge development in this area to better address the complex and sometimes contradictory issues that arise in decision-making regarding the conservation and utilization of nature.

The premise of this study is the in-depth exploration and investigation of the nature of Ethical Decision Making (EDM) in marketing research. More specifically, this research is concerned with exploring the understanding and the holistic conceptualisation of Ethical Decision Making (EDM) through the investigation of different moral agents in marketing research in the United Kingdom. In particular, marketing research researchers’ (MR researchers) and marketing research respondents’ (MR respondents) ethical judgements and behavioural intentions have been investigated based on two marketing research techniques that generate ethical issues; neuromarketing [NM] and autoethnography [AE], Despite the examination of the two aforementioned moral agents, at the heart of this thesis has been the investigation of MR researchers’ (un)willingness to adopt or practice (i.e. behavioural intentions) these marketing research techniques. This study employed a qualitative design and was initiated on descriptive behavioural ethics, in order to investigate MR researchers’ behavioural intentions, while it has a nonnative purpose towards norm generation in the field. Thus, the Theory of Planned Behaviour’ and the ‘General Theory of Marketing Ethics’ (i.e. H-V model) were applied for the initial theoretical considerations of this thesis. By utilising descriptive and nonnative ethical accounts, this study has found that Ethical Decision Making (EDM) in marketing research is grounded in a social contract ethics foundation of a multidimensional structural functionalistic premise. Within this ethical setting the MR researcher is considering the MR respondent’s decision making processes with regards to norm generation, governed by social consensus, social proof and conformity. This results from a multidimensional interdependent social interaction of the two moral agents. Finally, this thesis concludes that Ethical Decision Making (EDM) in marketing research is not conceptualised in a linear progressive manner, but it consists of numerous constructs that fit with each other in a rather loosely coupled modular manner depicting a rather complex and dynamic system of multilayered factors and multi-dimensional constructs.

No description available.

No description available.

No description available.

No description available.

Submitted by Diego Barreiros Dutra Sampaio (digdutra@msn.com) on 2013-09-17T17:03:53Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace - Dissertação (Diego Barreiros Dutra Sampaio).pdf: 2546308 bytes, checksum: 266a9ec2bfd922a06bff1ae2bf211a09 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by ÁUREA CORRÊA DA FONSECA CORRÊA DA FONSECA (aurea.fonseca@fgv.br) on 2013-09-25T13:39:02Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace - Dissertação (Diego Barreiros Dutra Sampaio).pdf: 2546308 bytes, checksum: 266a9ec2bfd922a06bff1ae2bf211a09 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Marcia Bacha (marcia.bacha@fgv.br) on 2013-09-27T12:41:28Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace - Dissertação (Diego Barreiros Dutra Sampaio).pdf: 2546308 bytes, checksum: 266a9ec2bfd922a06bff1ae2bf211a09 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2013-09-27T12:42:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace - Dissertação (Diego Barreiros Dutra Sampaio).pdf: 2546308 bytes, checksum: 266a9ec2bfd922a06bff1ae2bf211a09 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-10-29 / À medida que ajudam as organizações a prevenir condutas irregulares e a manter um ambiente de trabalho mais éticos, as denúncias (whistleblowing) são frequentemente apontadas pela literatura como um benefício à sociedade como um todo. Entretanto, pouco se sabe a respeito de muitos aspectos associados à decisão de denunciar uma irregularidade. No Brasil, em especial, onde o assunto permanece sendo negligenciado por pesquisadores, elementos culturais específicos podem obstruir o caminho da denuncia, além de impor restrições à generalização dos resultados de pesquisas anteriores, quase sempre voltadas para a realidade anglo-saxônica. Com base nesses pressupostos, este estudo busca identificar os antecedentes do whistleblowing interno nas organizações brasileiras. De modo geral, os resultados da pesquisa empírica realizada com uma ampla amostra de profissionais oriundos de empresas púbicas e privadas dão suporte ao modelo proposto e reforçam a noção de que o ato de denunciar é o resultado complexo da interação entre fatores da organização, do indivíduo da situação observada. Em particular, os resultados sugerem que os indivíduos são mais propensos a realizar a denúncia quando a irregularidade observada é percebida como grave e quando a própria denuncia é vista como um curso de ação ético. Por outro lado, os indivíduos podem optar pelo silêncio se o alvo da denúncia for alguém com alto status na organização, se eles não sentirem apoio da organização ou se temerem retaliações. A influência negativa do medo de retaliação sobre a intenção de denunciar, contudo, pode ser atenuada se o indivíduo está convencido de que o correto a fazer é denunciar. Por fim, os resultados também sugerem que profissionais em posição gerencial são mais propensos a denunciar irregularidades do que os demais membros de uma organização. As implicações desses resultados, bem como as limitações e contribuições do estudo para a teoria e para a prática são discutidas em detalhe, juntamente com sugestões para pesquisas futuras. / Whistleblowing is often assumed to benefit society at large as it promotes a more ethical work environment by helping organizations to prevent misconducts. However, little is known about many aspects of the decision to blow the whistle on a wrongful act. Particularly In Brazil, where the topic remains neglected by researchers, specific cultural elements may hinder whistleblowing behavior and limit the generalization of findings from previous studies, almost always based on the context of English speaking countries. By relying on these assumptions, this study attempted to ascertain the antecedents of internal whistleblowing intentions in Brazilian organizations. Results of a survey carried out within a large sample of employees from public and private organizations provide support to the proposed model and reinforce the notion that whistleblowing is the complex result of the interplay between organizational, individual and situational variables. In particular, it is suggested that individuals are more likely to blow the whistle when they observe a severe ethical violation and when they view the disclosure as an ethical course of action. Individuals, on the other hand, may decide to remain silent if the wrongdoer is of a high status, if they lack the support from the organization and if they fear retaliation. The negative influence of the fear of retaliation, however, may be attenuated if the observer is convinced that blowing the whistle is the right thing to do. We also found that managers are more likely to blow the whistle than other employees. Implications, limitations and contributions to theory and practice are discussed in detail, along with directions for future research.

Syfte Syftet med denna studie är att analysera skillnader i betydelse mellan komponenterna: etisk bedömning, etisk avsikt och etisk plikt i förhållande till uppfattad betydelse av ett etiskt problem i den etiska beslutsprocessen.  Metod En analys av tidigare forskning genomfördes för att skapa en teoretisk referensram samt få en god översikt över forskningsområdet. En kvantitativ metod användes därefter för att samla in empiriskt material. Detta gjordes med hjälp av en enkät som bestod av scenarion som respondenterna fick ta ställning till. Den empiriska informationen analyserades i SPSS, där utfördes deskriptiv statistik, korrelationsanalys, faktoranalys samt regressionsanalys. Resultaten presenterades, diskuterades och utmynnade i en slutsats samt förslag till fortsatt forskning.  Slutsats De slutsatser som kan dras utifrån studien är att den etiska bedömningen har störst påverkan på den uppfattade betydelsen. Det kan även konstateras att den etiska avsikten samt den etiska plikten inte har någon signifikant påverkan på den upplevda betydelsen när ett etiskt dilemma ses som mindre allvarligt.  Uppsatsens bidrag Studien bidrar till en ökad förståelse för fastighetsmäklares attityder gentemot etiska dilemman, samt att den etiska beslutsprocessen är mer komplex än vad som tidigare presenterats. Vi belyser även hur säljchefer kan påverka sina anställda till ett mer etiskt agerande genom att uppföra etiska koder samt arbeta för ett gott etiskt klimat. / Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyse the differences in importance between the components: ethical judgement, moral intent and moral obligation relative to the perceived importance of an ethical issue in the ethical decision making process.  Method An analysis of previous studies was made in order to create a theoretical framework and to obtain an overview of the field of research. A quantitative method was used to collect the empirical data. This was made by using a survey where the respondents had to take a stand to ethical dilemmas presented with vignettes. The empirical data was analysed in SPSS, where descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, factor analysis and regression analysis were created. The results were presented, discussed and lead to a conclusion and suggestions for future research.  Conclusion The conclusions that can be drawn from the study are that ethical judgement has the biggest impact on the perceived importance of an ethical issue. It is also possible to establish that the moral intent and moral obligation does not have a significant influence on the perceived importance when an ethical dilemma is perceived as less important.  Contribution The study contributes to a deeper understanding of real estate agents’ attitudes towards ethical dilemmas. It also shows that the ethical decision making process is more complex than earlier presented. We also highlight how sales managers can influence their employees to a more ethical approach by setting ethical codes and work for a good ethical climate.

No description available.