Contagion and differentiation in unethical behavior: The effect of one bad apple on the barrel

Psychological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 393-398

  Gino, Francesca ^a,b   Ayal, Shahar ^c   Ariely, Dan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHICS; HUMAN; IMITATION; MALE; RECUMBENCY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

DECEPTION; ETHICS; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62349123806     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02306.x     Document Type: Article

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