Tuesday, June 09, 2015
More 'game theory' idiocy
A study from a university dept of "business behavioral science":
In other words, people are more likely to engage in unethical behavior if they believe the act is an isolated incident and if they don’t think about it ahead of time. The results of the experiments have the potential to help policy makers, educators and employers devise strategies to encourage people to behave ethically. For example, a manager could control costs by emailing employees before a work trip to warn them against the temptation to inflate expenses. The notice could be even more effective if the manager reminded employees that the urge to exaggerate expenses is a temptation they will encounter repeatedly in the future.No. Exactly wrong. Reminding people in advance that they should resist temptation will insult the people who are naturally good, and strongly insult the people who have put a lot of effort into controlling their natural badness. It will have no effect on people who don't give a shit. If you keep doing this, you'll lose the good people and retain the don't-give-a-shits. ¶ 3:25 AM
