Fixing Corporate Culture

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Fixing Corporate Culture, Obama's New Behavioral Science Policy and Expert Interviews: Ethical Systems October Newsletter

Collaborator of the Month: Author and Professor Dolly Chugh

I have always been fascinated by the three dimensional reality of human behavior. That is, none of us are perfectly ethical all of the time, and it's that reality that I am most interested in. In what ways are we less ethical and less egalitarian than we intend to be? Under what conditions? Why? Those questions lie at the heart of my work on bounded ethicality, which refers to the systematic and ordinary psychological constraints on our ethical behavior.

Learn more about how to induce ethical decision making, gender diversity on corporate boards and her latest projects

Executive Orders: Integrating Behavioral Science and Fighting Corruption

Obama's New Initiative Promoting Behavioral Science

Behavioral sciences are the key to unlocking better decision making, from study halls to the halls of power. The White House echoed our view via an Executive Order outlining that behavioral insights be used to better serve the American people. What began as a nudge, is now a full-on push.
See how lessons from behavioral science will help us all >>

Did You Get the Memo? Confronting Corporate Wrongdoing

In a speech at NYU Law last week, hosted by the school's Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement, Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates presented a memo covering a new Department of Justice initiative designed to fight corporate fraud and other misconduct by going after individuals who perpetrated the wrongdoing.
Read the memo, see the speech and learn more >>

Bad Apples, Bad Barrels or Bad Barrel Makers? Incorporating ethical systems design- whether as a reaction to increased enforcement or merely a desire to ensure corporate adherence to compliance regulations- will help organizations see that a well designed barrel prevents bruising of individual apples. Once companies begin designing better barrels, everyone will reap the fruits of the harvest. Is it the individual or the system that is to blame for ethical misconduct? >> Bribery and Behaviors From the Front-Line Part 1: All about Richard's background in international sales and the eventual investigation; trial and sentence that landed him in prison. He also discusses the best foundations of anti-bribery programs and the most useful resources to learn more about human behavior. Part 2 Richard's thoughts on current climate of anti-bribery efforts, what leaders can do to discourage corruption and how companies can move from a culture of compliance to one centered on ethics. Collaborators in the News

• Dan Ariely published a video with Big Think on avoiding boredom at home
• Nick Epley gave an interview to Nautilus magazine in which he discusses acting on self interest and how to understand one another. The piece was highlighted in New York and Bustle magazines, among others.
• Francesca Gino published a piece in the Harvard Business Review on why the government is embracing behavioral sciences. Her research was also featured in a New York Times article on why smart workers seek out advice.
• Adam Grant published an op-ed in The New York Times about the lack of work friendships in the US. Adam was also interviewed about powerless communications in "Business to Community" blog.
• Jonathan Haidt launched a new site, HeterodoxAcademy.org, to bring to light the loss/lack of "viewpoint diversity" in the social sciences
• David Hirshleifer, with Usman Ali, published a new study on “Opportunism as a Managerial Trait: Predicting Insider Trading Profits and Misconduct”