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Post by jessicaratelle on Feb 26, 2014 15:07:58 GMT -6
I think it important that we dont just call out the big cheaters. Dishonesty is a real problem. Even if it is just a little white lie that you are telling, it is a lie afterall. If everyone in your company told just a little white lie or slightly cheated a few times a week, can you imagine how corrupt the company could get? It is important that we learn moral and ethical character, which we do in our MBA department. This is a great lesson to learn to avoid dishonesty in the working world.
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Post by katelynjones on Feb 27, 2014 14:54:30 GMT -6
Thinking about the truth of dishonesty is a common thought among a lot of people. I think society is making a big deal about being ethical and moral in the business world as well as the personal world. It is true that a large number of small cheaters create more debt and dishonesty that big cheaters. I think some people don't even know they are small cheaters. I see it in some businesses that workers think they are underpaid so they feel its ok to take that extra pencil or pen or use the computers for more than what they are supposed to or small things of that nature. Those small things are easier to get away with and people aren't paying that much attention to those things.
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Post by brettstirling on Feb 27, 2014 15:18:11 GMT -6
This is interesting because we never can really determine sometimes if we're the dishonest ones rationalizing the good or if we're actually in the right. I absolutely see the concept behind unchecked morality, how sometimes unless people are reminded of the values they should maintain they won't monitor their own actions. Conflict of interests is where we begin to examine this issues. Give someone enough incentive to believe something is good and then you've changed their perspective. And even if they realize this they could experience the "what the hell?" effect where they already know it's bad but they've bought the idea. Same goes for the people benefitting from bad circumstances such as the economy. Where do we change the incentives? Good video.
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Post by meganlynch on Feb 28, 2014 1:21:01 GMT -6
This makes me think of the saying 'A little goes a long way'. People that take a little here and there do not realize that it adds up to a lot. This video hits the nail on the head when it comes to the reasons behind people lying and stealing. Rationalization is one of the three main reasons for financial fraud. If people are able to justify their actions, they will not focus on their wrongdoing but defend that it was okay or necessary. I think having little reminders on why doing some things are wrong is a great way to dissuade people from doing them. However, as long as people can rationalize their actions, it will continue to happen.
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Post by amandayoung3231 on Mar 2, 2014 15:51:30 GMT -6
This interesting to me. I will try to remember this when I become a manager. The religion side is always something that I wondered. If can go to confession then it does have a since that you get to start over. But you should not be doing anything to cheat in the first place. I do not think this will work for everyone but he makes some good points. If people are reminded then they may tend to cheat less.
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Post by allisonschex on Mar 3, 2014 12:01:32 GMT -6
This was a interesting video and it made me think. I am guilty of being dishonest with some small things but when you think about it if everyone did it, it wouldn't be so "small" anymore. Things such as taking a pen from a resturant after signing the check doesn't seem like a big deal but if every transaction involved a new pen being taken then there would be tons of pens missing. I believe most people try to be honest for the most part but we don't think about the smaller things as much as we do about the larger ones.
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Post by csimo123 on Mar 3, 2014 17:45:32 GMT -6
WOW interesting video. I like how the video said they have "Little thefties" in the workplace. Also the money is not a surprised if some one is bribed with money lying is easier. I guess that is why ethics is important.
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Post by mwinner123 on Mar 3, 2014 21:40:03 GMT -6
These videos always keep my attention, but this one was almost too fast to concentrate on. As long as we are human, we will all have a sense of dishonesty inside of us. Whether it be something large that we are dishonest about or something so small as taking a pencil, that sense of dishonesty will always strive in the world. The problem with rationalization is simply: "When does it stop?" Where can we draw the line on rationalizing something to the extend that it truly becomes immoral and wrong in everyone's eyes? It is a scary balancing act that almost ultimately leads to consequences that can never be reversed. As humans, we are always engaged with the law of diminishing return. If we take a pencil today, we will want to take a pen tomorrow, etc. As we continue to rationalize our actions, we will continue on a path of no return and ultimately end up in places that we never dreamed of being. In our lives, we need to practice true honesty and be real with people. Instead of continually hiding behind different facades, we can truly be ourselves and be honest with people, and I personally think that the world would be a much smoother running place.
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Post by gkboone on Mar 4, 2014 12:12:42 GMT -6
I think in general people to rationalize the small misbehaviors, but if we add them all up they can become bigger than the big misbehaviors that the "bad" people do. I find it incredibly interesting that an atheist person who is told to recite the 10 commandments will still behave better afterwards. We all have a conscious but the less we use it the less we become aware of our negative behavior. I liked the joke about the father and son. The son stole one pencil and the father was quick to correct him, although he was willing to still tons of pencils from his office. We are so quick to judge others instead of looking at ourselves. It is true that actual money has become distant from our thoughts. Many business people are given expense accounts, and I wonder how many of them abuse this privilege?
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Post by racheleperes on Mar 4, 2014 17:45:40 GMT -6
I really agree with this video. We as a society are very dishonest, even if we don't realize it. I found his examples to very true. Like when he said about the pencils, the man takes pencils from him work and doesn't think he's stealing; but he thinks that if he takes $.10 from work and uses to buy a pencil, he would be stealing. I think that holds true for everyone. We think taking the money from our jobs would be considered stealing, but taking a pencil or a pen or even using our bosses ink is okay, that it's not stealing.
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Post by ken9390 on Mar 5, 2014 20:01:14 GMT -6
I would venture to say that the vast majority of people in this country would fall into the 'little' cheaters category at least once in their lives. What I didn't realize is that it had such an economic impact on businesses. I think that part of being a good manager is keeping inventory of these minute things to cut down on cost. It takes a conscious effort from all of us to cut down on such petty things like this.
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Post by codylejeune on Mar 5, 2014 22:37:38 GMT -6
The human race will always be dishonest. I do think that people should be more honest than not, but sometimes a little white lie here and there wont hurt anything!
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Post by jsherman on Mar 6, 2014 13:19:03 GMT -6
I think it was a good video, it had some great facts. I do believe everyone has a little bit or a lot of dishonesty in them and that we try to justify our actions by saying we're helping someone else or no one cares anyway. it'sour human nature to always be faced with temptation and that's just how we respond to it.
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Post by brittanycompton on Mar 7, 2014 1:07:29 GMT -6
No one is perfect. In business with big dreams and everyone being successful there are lots of crooked things that go in. The human mind is fascinating you can be doing something bad and you can think of a bunch of reasons why what you are doing could be right. Honesty is the best policy but it doesn't always lead to success. I believe just like the video said that whatever actions that you make weather they be bad or good you must be responsible for them. Being aware of your values and beliefs could sometimes cause people to do the right things sometimes. At work i always try to dpo the best I can and be honest, it defiantly has gotten me a lot further.
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Post by chelsearickett on Mar 9, 2014 23:15:05 GMT -6
This video made a very good point. I often time rationalize doing something "immoral" or wrong to make myself feel better. I'll take a test and look over at the paper next to me and say "Oh yea, that's what I was going to put", or "Oh, now I remember learning that." The same situation when I'm writing a paper or essay and I can't think of what to put. I'll read other people's thoughts but I won't always cite them. I'll just say, "They worded it the way I wanted to." And none of this makes it right. I've taken a few things from work before, sure. I work at a restaurant, so what's an extra mozzarella stick or missing cookie really going to do? They owe it to me. When I go to church, though, which I'll admit hasn't been in a while, I do come out thinking that I want to change and be an honest, loving kind-hearted person. But somewhere in the mix I end of rationalizing bad behavior. How do I change permanently?
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