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    Shawns Lecture on Ethics

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    I am a liar.

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    Why we are unethical?

    Cognitive Dissonance

    Assumptions Behind Unethical Decisions:

    Assumption #1--Its a shortcut to successAssumption #2Advantages outweigh

    disadvantages

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    The Perceived Advantages

    speed

    profit

    path of least resistance equity since others cheat (prisoners

    dilemma)

    no disadvantages if not caught

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    What it would look like

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    A structured response

    What does it mean to be ethical?

    Why does being ethical matter?

    How do we become more ethical?

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    Shawns Probability Measures Chance of winning the Powerball Lotto

    1 in 36,000,000

    Chance of correctly predicting the entireNCAA basketball brackets? 1 in 36, 000, 000, 000

    Chance of doing something unethical without

    suffering a cost? Priceless.

    0 in 36,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

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    Transcendental, Intuitive ethics

    An intuitive moral compass

    Greatest leadership trait is trustworthiness(Den Hartog)

    Best leaders are servants who subjugatetheir own needs (Collins)

    Priests score higher than CEOs onMultifactor Leadership Questionnaire(Druskat)

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    Homers Theory on the Plight ofAmerican Workers

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    The Psychological Toll of Being

    Unethical

    Being Unethical Increases

    Autonomic Nervous System

    Stress

    Lie detection as proof

    Small rationalized decisions still

    create stress

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    Autonomic Nervous System

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    Sympathetic and Parasympathetic

    Nervous System

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    The Psychological Toll of Being

    Unethical

    Sympathetic system is catabolic

    Stress decreases health

    Becomes a patternSympathetic Response

    Dominance

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    Negative Effects of the

    Soprano Effect

    Fatigue

    Blood clotting

    High cholesterol

    Heart Disease

    Stroke

    Chronically tensed muscles

    Anxiety

    Depression

    Insomnia

    Obesity

    Increased sensitivity to pain

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    Lie Detector Documentary

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    Debating with the unethicalchoice

    Rationales

    Its a quick way to get ahead

    You make more money

    Im just one person

    The little stuff doesnt matter

    Its just one time

    All of these are wrong.

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    Its a quick way to get

    ahead No, it decreases the chance of success

    The costs to the organization

    Undercut productivity and morale

    Littles research on personal projects

    Good ethics, like self-concordant goals

    Higher success because of elevatedmood, endurance and drive

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    But you make money

    No, you lose money. A lot of money.

    Increased turnover and training costs(Mayfield)

    7 times more loyal if ethical

    High levels of loyalty = increase 11%productivity

    Low integrity = 34% more turnover

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    Hey, Im just one person

    Yes, but youre the most importantperson

    Leaders have the biggest impact(Morgan)

    Leaders influence ethics more thanpeers

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    Its small so it doesnt matter

    Nope, just the opposite.

    The little stuff matters more than the bigstuff

    Broken Window theory (Gladwell)

    Tipping point: the epidemiology of poorethics

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    How to Change Our Lyin Ways

    Ethics are created only through habit andsocialization

    Creation of intervening mechanisms

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