Fostering ethical conduct through psychological safety line managers are key to creating safe spaces for employees to discuss concerns
New research finds that reporting on unethical conduct in the workplace is linked to employees’ degree of psychological safety. Those with lower scores on a measure of psychological safety were less likely to report unethical behavior through effective channels — but were also more likely to observe...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Cambridge, Massachusetts]
MIT Sloan Management Review
2022
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| Edition: | [First edition] |
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | New research finds that reporting on unethical conduct in the workplace is linked to employees’ degree of psychological safety. Those with lower scores on a measure of psychological safety were less likely to report unethical behavior through effective channels — but were also more likely to observe more instances of unethical behavior. The authors argue that a healthy organizational culture is one in which speaking up and listening go hand in hand and thereby reinforce ethical standards |
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| Item Description: | Reprint #63402, Summer 2022 issue, vol. 63, no. 4 |
| Physical Description: | 7 pages |