Seeing green: Mere exposure to money triggers a business decision frame and unethical outcomes

• Published in: Organizational behavior and human decision processes Vol. 121; no. 1; pp. 53 - 61
• Main Authors: Kouchaki, Maryam, Smith-Crowe, Kristin, Brief, Arthur P., Sousa, Carlos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Elsevier Inc 01.05.2013; Elsevier; Elsevier Science Publishing Company, Inc
• Subjects: Behavior; Business decision frame; Business ethics; Control groups; Corruption; Cues; Decision Making; Environmental cue; Ethics; Immorality; Intention; Money; Organizational behavior; Organizational behaviour; Priming; Professional misconduct; Studies; Unethical behavior; Ethics; Money; Immorality; Unethical behavior; Business decision frame; Environmental cue

► We examine the likelihood of unethical outcomes after exposure to money primes. ► Individuals primed with money are more likely to demonstrate unethical behavior. ► Individuals primed with money are more likely to adopt a business decision-frame. ► Money primes trigger a business decision-frame le...