Dave Mayer will present his paper "Do we want business leaders to be ethical?" at the Ivey Research Series Speaker Series in Room 2125 at 1:00pm. The abstract for his presentation is below.
The title of this talk presents a simple question with a seemingly obvious answer. Indeed, considerable research has documented the positive benefits of having ethical leaders in business organizations. However, in this talk I present research suggesting the answer to this question may be more complex. Specifically, I highlight my own work demonstrating that we often prioritize competence over morality in business leaders, would prefer to work for a moderately unethical boss than a very ethical boss, and tend to not have ethics in our schema for what it means to be an effective business leader. I conclude by discussing implications for theory and research on moral psychology and behavioural ethics as well as practical implications for organizations seeking to develop ethical cultures.
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