The hungry thief: Physiological deprivation and its effects on unethical behavior

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 123-133

  Yam, Kai Chi ^a   Reynolds, Scott J ^a   Hirsh, Jacob B ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

BAS; Behavioral ethics; Organizational ethical context; Physiological deprivation; Reinforcement sensitivity theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84909579461     PISSN: 07495978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.obhdp.2014.07.002     Document Type: Article

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