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| Author: | Fleming, P. Zyglidopoulos, S.C. |
| Title: | The escalation of deception in organizations |
| Journal: | Journal of Business Ethics
2008 : SEP II, VOL. 81:4, p. 837-850 |
| Index terms: | business ethics ethics corruption organizations companies models |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Based on a number of high-profile cases of corporate corruption, e.g. Arthur Andersen, Enron, Lucent, and WorldCom, this study develops a process model explaining the escalation of deception in corrupt firms. Organizational complexity is proposed to have an amplifying effect for deception becoming an organization level (here as: o-lvl.) phenomenon. A feedback loop btw. o-lvl. deception and each of the escalation stages positively reinforces the process. Through conceptualizion of corporate deception as a social process, this study contributes to a growing body of research looking beyond 'bad' individuals for the causes of corporate illegality. |
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