Lying Up on the Job: Does Deceptive Impression Management Work? [Archive.org URL]

While lying in the workplace is prevalent, it simply doesn’t work, according to this author, who has conducted several studies on the the topic. In fact, the greatest risk is in turning a blind eye and making dishonesty acceptable. As the author writes, the potential damage unleashed by an ethically permissive workplace may far exceed the lost labor of an employee taking a short nap under his desk.

Editor’s Note: I found the study described to be circumspect and insufficient to draw the conclusions yielded, but I do find the concepts explored very interesting and worthy of more rigorous study.

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