PHYSICIANSPHYSICIANS– MANY IN SOUTH AMERICA, EUROPE & MANY IN SOUTH AMERICA, EUROPE &

ASIA CONSIDER IT UNETHICAL TO GIVE ASIA CONSIDER IT UNETHICAL TO GIVE YOU NEWS OF A TERMINAL ILLNESSYOU NEWS OF A TERMINAL ILLNESS

– BETWEEN 1961 AND 1977 IN THE USA, BETWEEN 1961 AND 1977 IN THE USA, PHYSICIANS WENT FROM 90% PHYSICIANS WENT FROM 90% CONCEALING A CANCER DIAGNOSIS CONCEALING A CANCER DIAGNOSIS FROM THEIR PATIENTS TO 90% FROM THEIR PATIENTS TO 90% REVEALING ITREVEALING IT

– 1998 STUDY BY TUFTS UNIVERSITY 1998 STUDY BY TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE FOUND 70% OF SCHOOL OF MEDICINE FOUND 70% OF PHYSICIANS POLLED CONFESSED TO PHYSICIANS POLLED CONFESSED TO MAKING UP SYMPTOMS SO THEIR MAKING UP SYMPTOMS SO THEIR PATIENTS WOULDN’T BE THROWN OUT PATIENTS WOULDN’T BE THROWN OUT OF HOSPITALS; A SLIGHTLY LOWER % OF HOSPITALS; A SLIGHTLY LOWER % SAID THEY’D LIE ON BILLING RECORDS SAID THEY’D LIE ON BILLING RECORDS TO MAKE SURE THEIR PATIENTS WERE TO MAKE SURE THEIR PATIENTS WERE COVERED BY INSURANCECOVERED BY INSURANCE

– 1998 STUDY BY GEORGETOWN 1998 STUDY BY GEORGETOWN MEDICAL CENTER FOUND LYING BY MEDICAL CENTER FOUND LYING BY PHYSICIANS WAS MOST PREVALENT IN PHYSICIANS WAS MOST PREVALENT IN CITIES WHERE HMO’S HAD LOCKED UP CITIES WHERE HMO’S HAD LOCKED UP THE MEDICAL CARE SYSTEMTHE MEDICAL CARE SYSTEM

PEOPLE ARE QUITE CONFIDENT PEOPLE ARE QUITE CONFIDENT THEY CAN TELL WHETHER THEY CAN TELL WHETHER SOMEONE IS LYING ABOUT RISK-SOMEONE IS LYING ABOUT RISK-RELATED BEHAVIOR (E.G., HIV RELATED BEHAVIOR (E.G., HIV STATUS) WHEN THEY CAN NOTSTATUS) WHEN THEY CAN NOT

FROM 1992-1997, DARNELL MCGEE FROM 1992-1997, DARNELL MCGEE INFECTED 61 WOMEN, AGED 12-22, INFECTED 61 WOMEN, AGED 12-22, WITH THE AIDS VIRUS. AT LEAST 13 WITH THE AIDS VIRUS. AT LEAST 13 HAVE THE VIRUS; SEVERAL ARE HAVE THE VIRUS; SEVERAL ARE PREGNANT; ONE DELIVERED A BABY PREGNANT; ONE DELIVERED A BABY WITH THE VIRUS.WITH THE VIRUS.

LYING AND DECEPTION IN LYING AND DECEPTION IN THE WORKPLACETHE WORKPLACE

APPLYING FOR A JOBAPPLYING FOR A JOB

RESUMES (VIDEO)RESUMES (VIDEO)– 1/3 EMBELLISHED; 10% LIE1/3 EMBELLISHED; 10% LIE– 8% LIE ABOUT EDUCATIONAL 8% LIE ABOUT EDUCATIONAL

BACKGROUNDBACKGROUND INTERVIEWSINTERVIEWS LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATIONLETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION TESTSTESTS

WITHIN THE WITHIN THE ORGANIZATIONORGANIZATION

BETWEEN EMPLOYEESBETWEEN EMPLOYEES– DURING PERFORMANCE APPRAISALSDURING PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS– PLEASING THE BOSSPLEASING THE BOSS– TO GAIN POWER/ADVANCEMENTTO GAIN POWER/ADVANCEMENT

BETWEEN MANAGEMENT/UNIONSBETWEEN MANAGEMENT/UNIONS BETWEEN UNITS GEOGRAPHICALLY BETWEEN UNITS GEOGRAPHICALLY

SEPARATEDSEPARATED

EXTERNAL TO THE EXTERNAL TO THE ORGANIZATIONORGANIZATION

WITH CUSTOMERSWITH CUSTOMERS– FLIGHT ATTENDANTS FEIGNING LIKINGFLIGHT ATTENDANTS FEIGNING LIKING– SALES PITCHES (“BUY AMERICA” SALES PITCHES (“BUY AMERICA”

CAMPAIGN BY WALMART)CAMPAIGN BY WALMART) BLOWING THE WHISTLEBLOWING THE WHISTLE WITH SUPPLIERS/DISTRIBUTORSWITH SUPPLIERS/DISTRIBUTORS PUBLIC RELATIONS/DAMAGE PUBLIC RELATIONS/DAMAGE

CONTROLCONTROL

THROUGHOUT THE THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATIONORGANIZATION CLIMATE: “NO BAD NEWS” SHOULD CLIMATE: “NO BAD NEWS” SHOULD

BE COMMUNICATEDBE COMMUNICATED SURVEILLANCESURVEILLANCE

– 2/3 SPY ON EMPLOYEES; 81% IN THE 2/3 SPY ON EMPLOYEES; 81% IN THE FINANCIAL SECTORFINANCIAL SECTOR

– 15.7% VIDEOTAPE EMPLOYEES15.7% VIDEOTAPE EMPLOYEES– 14.9% STORE & REVIEW EMAIL14.9% STORE & REVIEW EMAIL– 10.4% TAPE/REVIEW PHONE 10.4% TAPE/REVIEW PHONE

CONVERSATIONSCONVERSATIONS

PROTECTING CORPORATE SECRETS, PROTECTING CORPORATE SECRETS, FORMULAS, ETC.FORMULAS, ETC.