2011
DOI: 10.1515/zfsoz-2011-0402
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Cosi fan tutte: Information, Beliefs, and Compliance with Norms

Abstract: Summary: Social norms help to solve collective dilemmas. In addition to the internalization of norms, social control, rational calculation, and rational acceptance, this paper analyzes the role of information in regard to compliance with norms. We predict that people will cooperate if they believe that others will cooperate as well, and that they will defect if they believe that others will defect. Each reaction respresents a rational course of action. Beliefs about the validity of norms are influenced by info… Show more

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“…To foster ethical behavior in companies, executives should demonstrate their commitment to business ethics (The Business Roundtable, 1988). Nothing undermines the effectiveness of a norm more than the belief that one is the only person abiding to it while all others ignore it (Cialdini, 2007; Kotzian, 2011). Whether top executives are perceived to back the code is part of a company's ethical culture, which in turn affects ethical behavior (Driscoll, 2001; Kaptein, 2008), and there is evidence of a positive effect of ethical leadership on ethical behavior (Posner & Schmidt, 1992; Treviño et al, 1999).…”
Section: Hypothesesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To foster ethical behavior in companies, executives should demonstrate their commitment to business ethics (The Business Roundtable, 1988). Nothing undermines the effectiveness of a norm more than the belief that one is the only person abiding to it while all others ignore it (Cialdini, 2007; Kotzian, 2011). Whether top executives are perceived to back the code is part of a company's ethical culture, which in turn affects ethical behavior (Driscoll, 2001; Kaptein, 2008), and there is evidence of a positive effect of ethical leadership on ethical behavior (Posner & Schmidt, 1992; Treviño et al, 1999).…”
Section: Hypothesesmentioning
confidence: 99%