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Narcissism impairs ethical judgment even among the highly religious, study finds

Although high levels of narcissism can impair ethical judgment regardless of one's religious orientation or orthodox beliefs, narcissism is more harmful in those who might be expected to be more ethical, according to a Baylor ...

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Research Examines Factors That Influence Intention to Pirate Digital Media; People Do Because They Can

(PhysOrg.com) -- A study by information systems researchers at the University of Arkansas shows that as many as three out of four college students may be illegally copying and downloading digital material, including copyright-protected ...

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Wearing two different hats: Moral decisions may depend on the situation

An individual's sense of right or wrong may change depending on their activities at the time – and they may not be aware of their own shifting moral integrity — according to a new study looking at why people make ...

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created May 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Yahoo director on hot seat to leave board (Update 2)

(AP) -- The flap over a bogus college degree on Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson's official biography has claimed its first casualty - the director who led the committee that hired him four months ago.

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created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Social responsibility of businesses questioned

When the Icelandic banking system was privatised in 2003, it inaugurated a period of furious expansion of both loans and risky investments. The bubble burst in 2008. At that time, the nominal assets of the three largest banks ...

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Upper class people more likely to cheat: study

The upper class has a higher propensity for unethical behavior, being more likely to believe – as did Gordon Gekko in the movie "Wall Street" – that "greed is good," according to a new study from ...

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Employers feel no love for unscrupulous practice of 'service sweethearting'

A new study led by two Florida State University marketing professors finds that some frontline service employees who are rewarded for hikes in customer loyalty and satisfaction also may engage in "service ...

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created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 10

US workers are 'giving away the store,' costing firms billions

Nearly 70 percent of the nation's service employees give away free goods and services – from hamburgers to cable TV – costing companies billions of dollars a year, according to a groundbreaking study.

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created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (5) | comments 11

Coercive citation in academic publishing investigated

Two UAHuntsville faculty members from the College of Business were published today in the journal Science for their investigation of an important issue in research ethics.

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created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Scientific plagiarism: A growing problem in an era of shrinking research funding

As scientific researchers become evermore competitive for scarce funding, scientific journals are increasing efforts to identify submissions that plagiarize the work of others. Still, it may take years to identify and retract ...

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People more likely to lie when texting: research

(PhysOrg.com) -- Text messaging leads people to be more deceitful when compared to other modes of communication, according to Sauder School of Business researchers at the University of British Columbia.

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created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Researchers find pet kidney injuries are similar to human kidney injuries

When evaluating early kidney injuries in people, doctors monitor blood level increases of creatinine, a waste product of muscle breakdown, to understand the severity of the injury. Creatinine is filtered by the kidneys, and ...

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