Peer influence on managerial honesty: The role of transparency and expectation

Title:: Peer influence on managerial honesty: The role of transparency and expectation
Document type:: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Author(s):: Andreas Ostermaier; Markus Brunner
Non-TUM Co-author(s):: nein
Cooperation:: -
Abstract:: The authors investigate peer influence on managerial honesty under varying levels of transparency. People tend to adopt dishonest more easily than honest behavior. The study finds that partial transparency reinforces this asymmetry in reporting as it gives managers additional room for motivated reasoning. It highlights the role of (disappointed) expectations in fueling dishonesty. The findings warn firms that especially partial transparency may spread dishonesty more than honesty.
Intellectual Contribution:: Discipline-based Research
Journal title:: The Journal of Business Ethics
Journal listet in FT50 ranking:: Journal of Business Ethics
Year:: 2017
Fulltext / DOI:: doi:10.1007/s10551-017-3459-9
Judgement review:: 0
Key publication:: Ja
Peer reviewed:: Ja
International:: Ja
Book review:: Nein
Commissioned:: not commissioned
Professional Journal:: Ja
Interdisciplinarity:: Ja
Mission statement:: ;
Ethics and Sustainability:: Ja
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