When misconduct goes unnoticed: The acceptability of gradual erosion in others’ unethical behavior

By Francesca Gino, Max H. Bazerman. 2009

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Subfields: Cognitive Neuroscience, Information Systems and Management, Safety Research

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Contagion of pro- and anti-social behavior among peers and the role of social proximity (2019, background): “, 2010) and the findings on slippery-slope effects (Gino and Bazerman, 2009).”
Ethically adrift: How others pull our moral compass from true North, and how we can fix it (2013, methodology): “…that we will behave virtuously in the future (Tenbrunsel et al., 2010); (2) we are motivated to “forget” (Shu & Gino, 2012) or fail to notice (Gino & Bazerman, 2009) our own unethical actions; (3) we use our prior good deeds as a psychological license for less ethical action later on…”
The whistleblower's dilemma and the fairness–loyalty tradeoff (2013, unknown): “…influence whistleblowing, including the professional status of whistleblowers, organizational support for whistleblowing (Dozier & Miceli, 1985; Near & Miceli, 1985; Vadera, Vadera, & Caza, 2009), and the type of behavior that people deem unethical and therefore reportable (Gino & Bazerman, 2009).”
Cheating more for less: Upward social comparisons motivate the poorly compensated to cheat (2014, unknown): “And beyond small acts of dishonesty themselves, once people take a step down an unethical road, subsequent steps gradually become easier, and the magnitude of the violations larger (Gino & Bazerman, 2009; Lifton, 1986; Milgram, 1963).”
Breaking rules for the right reasons? An investigation of pro-social rule breaking (2012, background): “…this idea is evident in the literature on ethical fading, which is a process wherein the ethical implications of behaviors fade into the background, allowing the individual to engage in unethical behavior without becoming consciously aware of it (Gino & Bazerman, 2009; Tenbrunsel & Messick, 2004).”
Approach, Ability, Aftermath: A Psychological Process Framework of Unethical Behavior at Work (2015, background): “…reactions to having engaged in unethical behavior will then also play back in a feedback loop into how any future decision with moral import is approached, paving the way for moral deterioration and the normalization of unethical practices in future (Ashforth & Anand, 2003; Gino & Bazerman, 2009).”
The Ethical Mirage: A Temporal Explanation as to Why We Are Not as Ethical as We Think We Are (2010, unknown): “And, Gino and Bazerman (2009) show that people are more likely to accept others’ unethical behavior when ethical degradation occurs slowly rather than in one abrupt shift – modeling one view of how so many Arthur Anderson accountants could have failed to notice or react to the ongoing…”
Fair Air: Distributive Justice and Environmental Economics (2010, background): “For example, Gino and Bazerman (2009) find that people are more likely to accept unethical behavior when allowed to adapt to it more slowly.”
Understanding ordinary unethical behavior: why people who value morality act immorally (2015, unknown): “Similarly, people are more likely to ignore the unethical behavior of others when their behavior degrades slowly rather than in one abrupt shift [36] or in the presence of intermediaries [37].”
The impact of attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control on managers’ intentions to behave ethically (2018, background): “The role of peers to promote ethics is crucial in a workplace setting (Gino & Bazerman, 2009).”
Behavioral Ethics: Toward a Deeper Understanding of Moral Judgment and Dishonesty (2012, methodology): “In a similar vein, our joint research (Gino & Bazerman, 2009) demonstrates that people are more likely to ignore the unethical behavior of others when ethical degradation occurs slowly rather than in one abrupt shift.”
Why Do We Lie? A Practical Guide To The Dishonesty Literature (2018, background): “…away with lying when the benefits of lying depend on the approval of another person, which may explain why people most often engage in moderate dishonesty rather than the more obvious maximum cheating strategy, but not because of a self-concept or moral balance concern (Gino and Bazerman, 2009).”
Unable to Resist Temptation: How Self-control Depletion Promotes Unethical Behavior (2011, methodology): “Introduction Banaji, 2005; Gino & Bazerman, 2009; Gino & Pierce, 2009; Kern 1 According to Fishbach and Converse (2010b), a stimulus is tempting only when considered in relation to another, higher-order goal that the individual considers to be Unethical acts can cause substantial damage to…”
The moderating effect of religiosity on ethical behavioural intentions: An application of the extended theory of planned behaviour to Pakistani bank employees (2017, background): “Ethical behaviours performed in the recent past strengthen moral identity and perceived behavioural control in people (Gino and Bazerman, 2009).”