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Ethical breakdowns.

Max H Bazerman1, Ann E Tenbrunsel

  • 1Harvard Business School, USA.

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|April 23, 2011
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Even well-intentioned executives may overlook unethical behavior due to cognitive biases. Understanding motivated blindness, indirect blindness, and the slippery slope can help prevent corporate misconduct.

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Area of Science:

  • Business Ethics
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Cognitive Psychology

Background:

  • Despite significant investments in ethics programs, unethical corporate behavior persists.
  • Executives often remain unaware of unethical conduct within their organizations.
  • Cognitive biases can impair judgment and lead to oversight of misconduct.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify cognitive biases that contribute to executive unawareness of unethical behavior.
  • To propose strategies for mitigating these biases and improving ethical oversight.
  • To enhance the effectiveness of corporate ethics and compliance initiatives.

Main Methods:

  • The study draws upon extensive research in cognitive biases.
  • It analyzes five specific cognitive biases contributing to ethical blindness.
  • Recommendations are provided based on psychological principles.

Main Results:

  • Ill-conceived goals can inadvertently encourage negative behavior.
  • Motivated blindness leads to overlooking misconduct when ignorance is beneficial.
  • Indirect blindness diminishes awareness of third-party unethical actions.
  • The slippery slope effect normalizes gradual unethical behavior.
  • Overvaluing outcomes can excuse unethical tactics.

Conclusions:

  • Executives must proactively address cognitive biases to prevent ethical blindness.
  • Strategies include brainstorming unintended consequences, rooting out conflicts of interest, taking ownership of outsourced implications, monitoring for gradual infractions, and scrutinizing outcomes.
  • Implementing these strategies can improve ethical awareness and reduce corporate misconduct.