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In this paper we show that subtle forms of deceit undermine the effectiveness of incentives.We design an experiment in which the principal has an interest in underreporting the trueperformance difference between the agents in a dynamic tournament...
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blow the whistle. This extended game hasa unique perfect Bayesian equilibrium in which only a cheating loseraccuses the … winner of cheating and the controller tests the winner ifand only if the winner is accused of cheating. Whistleblowing … reducesthe frequencies of cheating, is less costly in terms of test frequencies,and leads to a strict Pareto-improvement if …
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We develop a continuous-time real options pricing model to study managers’incentives to cheat in the presence of equity-based compensation policies.We show that managers’ incentives to cheat are strongly influenced by theefficiency of the justice. Our model’s main result is that managers...
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This study tests the prediction that perceived corruption reduces ethical behavior. Integrating a standard "cheating …-demographic, attitudinal, and situational control variables. Attendance of others at the cheating experiment, stimulating the reputational … concern to be seen as honest, reduces cheating, thus indicating transparency as a remedy. …
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Contests are widely used in business contexts because they are believed to increase the effort and performance levels of employees. One negative aspect of contests is that they may provide incentives for unethical behavior aimed at improving one’s own position relative to that of competitors....
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Does the extent of cheating depend on a proper reference point? We use a real effort task that implements a two (gain … whether cheating is reference-dependent. Our experimental findings show that self-reported performance in the unmonitored … condition is significantly higher than actual performance in the monitored condition - a clear indication for cheating. However …
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which people can keep their positive self-concept while cheating for monetary gains. We find that authentic leadership …, gender, cheating norm, experience of cheating, and expectations of others' cheating behavior have no effect on participants …' spontaneous dishonesty on an abstract task. Therefore, reducing people's cheating behavior might be a long-term project for the …
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We study the external validity of a standard laboratory measure of cheating. The results show that cheating in the lab …
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how human versus machine interaction influences cheating for financial gain. We find that individuals cheat significantly …
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measure of cheating. Subjects performed several coin tosses and earned money depending on the outcomes they reported. Because ….e., disruptiveness in class, failure to complete homework, and absenteeism). The findings show that cheating in the lab significantly … predicts misbehavior in school, suggesting that the experimental measure of cheating generalizes qualitatively to naturally …
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