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- Title
PURCHASING AGENTS' DECEPTIVE BEHAVIOR: A RANDOMIZED RESPONSE TECHNIQUE STUDY.
- Authors
Robertson, Diana C.; Rymon, Talia
- Abstract
The randomized response technique (RRT) is used to study the deceptive behavior of purchasing agents. We test the proposition that purchasing agents' perceptions of organizational expectations influence their behavior. Results indicate that perceived pressure to perform and ethical ambiguity on the part of the firm are correlated with purchasing agents' unethical behavior, in the form of acknowledged deception of suppliers.
- Subjects
PURCHASING agents; BUSINESS ethics; SUPPLY chains; ORGANIZATIONAL ideology; EXPECTANCY theories; ORGANIZATIONAL structure; BUSINESS-to-business transactions; ORGANIZATIONAL sociology research; INTERBEHAVIORAL psychology; INTERPERSONAL deception theory (Communication); PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Business Ethics Quarterly, 2001, Vol 11, Issue 3, p455
- ISSN
1052-150X
- Publication type
Article