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Ranking Rank Behaviors

A Comprehensive Situation-Based Definition of Dishonesty

Elizabeth D. Scott

The Pennsylvania State University

Karen A. Jehn

The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Using ethical theory often applied by business ethicists, this article develops a threshold definition of honesty that incorporates specific situational factors (act, actor, person affected, intention, and result) in the definition: Dishonesty occurs when a responsible actor voluntarily and intentionally violates some convention of the transfer of information or of property, and, in so doing, potentially harms a valued being. The article then further refines this definition to differentiate among various categories of dishonesty, such as theft and deceit. Ways to use the definition in research and teaching are discussed.

Business & Society, Vol. 38, No. 3, 296-325 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/000765039903800304
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