Expectations can minimize unethical behavior in the powerful
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 - 09:51
in Physics & Chemistry
Recent research offers new ideas for curbing unethical behavior by those with power -- it all depends on how people in power think about their power. In a series of three experiments, the authors demonstrated that activating prescriptive expectation, or what others believe people should do, leads the powerful to cheat less than the powerless.