Why are organizational cover-ups so common?
The TV dramatization of the UK Horizon Post Office scandal evoked outrage and disbelief. However, as another example of dysfunctional organizational behavior, it was expected rather than exceptional.
The TV dramatization of the UK Horizon Post Office scandal evoked outrage and disbelief. However, as another example of dysfunctional organizational behavior, it was expected rather than exceptional.
Economics & Business
May 29, 2024
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Corporate scandals have been on the rise for the past decade.
Economics & Business
Sep 11, 2023
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Modern American politics has been plagued by scandals from Watergate to Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky, to Donald Trump's Access Hollywood tapes and impeachments. More recently, President Joe Biden's son Hunter faces tax ...
Social Sciences
Aug 2, 2023
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The short-term effects of corruption are often obvious. Numerous sources, both in Russia and in the West, consider the military's endemic corruption one of the main reasons of the logistical problems, very low troop morale, ...
Political science
Mar 29, 2023
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Professional boxing is no stranger to controversy. The British Medical Association, the trade union for doctors in the UK, has called for years for the sport to be banned due to its damaging effects. It has a higher potential ...
Social Sciences
Dec 6, 2022
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The more that people express admiration for a public figure, the more likely they are to forgive and defend them after a "moral violation", according to a new study analyzing the posts from 36,464 YouTube followers of a famous ...
Social Sciences
Sep 6, 2022
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If a supply chain scandal does hit, customers want companies they buy from to act—and a combination of actions, not limited to firing their supplier—is the best way to minimize lost consumers. Apologies are not enough.
Economics & Business
Jul 22, 2022
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Everyone makes mistakes. And that includes the world's biggest companies, which are reliably prone to gaffes, errors of judgment and wrongdoing.
Economics & Business
Mar 10, 2022
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Scandal gone viral has toppled many a leader, and new research shows it may have saved some too.
Economics & Business
Aug 7, 2019
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New research finds that political corruption has a long-term scarring effect on trust in democratic institutions and on voters' behavior and that such an effect differs according to one's age cohort, with first-time voters ...
Social Sciences
Feb 25, 2019
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