Noval, Laura J.; Stahl, Günter K.; Zhong, Chen-Bo - In: Journal of business ethics : JBE 194 (2024) 2, pp. 351-368
This article explores the influence of sadness in ethical decision-making and behavior. In three laboratory studies, we found that an incidental state of sadness reduced individuals’ propensity to engage in morally questionable behavior, including both unethical and selfish acts (Studies 1 to...