How COVID‐19 can promote workplace cheating behavior via employee anxiety and self‐interest – And how prosocial messages may overcome this effect
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DOI: 10.1002/job.2612
Abstract: Summary While scholars have debated whether environmental factors (e.g., air pollution) can prompt unethical behavior (e.g., crime), we argue that the COVID‐19 pandemic provides a unique opportunity to inform this theoretical debate by elaborating on… read more here.
Keywords: self interest; prosocial messages; cheating behavior; anxiety ... See more keywords
Worthiness versus Self‐Interest in Charitable Giving: Evidence from a Low‐Income, Minority Neighborhood
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DOI: 10.1002/soej.12342
Abstract: We examine the impact of perceived worthiness and financial self‐interest on charitable giving. Both participants and recipients come from a low‐income, predominantly African‐American community in the United States. To examine this issue, we introduce a… read more here.
Keywords: self interest; low income; interest charitable; charitable giving ... See more keywords
Enlightened Self-interest in Altruism (ESIA)
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DOI: 10.1007/s10730-020-09406-8
Abstract: Altruism and the medical profession have been linked throughout the history of medicine. Students are drawn to the calling of medicine because of altruistic values, dedication to service, and the desire to alleviate suffering and… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; interest altruism; self interest; altruism ... See more keywords
Economics and novels: good, evil and becoming better people
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DOI: 10.1007/s10824-019-09362-3
Abstract: Abstract This paper considers differences in how economists and novelists view the importance of good and evil in determining social outcomes. As opposed to novelists, economists see the possibility of achieving desirable outcomes through the… read more here.
Keywords: self interest; economics novels; economics; good evil ... See more keywords
The Benefits of Transcending Self-Interest: Examining the Role of Self-Transcendence on Expressive Suppression and Well-Being
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DOI: 10.1007/s10902-016-9759-4
Abstract: Research has taken a dim view of regulating emotions via expressive suppression. However, the impact of suppression may vary according to individuals’ interpersonal orientation. In two studies, we examined the effects of suppression under self-transcendent… read more here.
Keywords: self interest; suppression; self transcendence; orientation ... See more keywords
What about the others? Consensus and equilibria in the presence of self-interest and conformity in social groups
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2018.11.060
Abstract: Abstract This paper analyzes the decision-making processes of heterogeneous agents, when both individual preferences and group actions are taken into account. Under the assumptions of certain topologies of interactions and assuming cognitive and informational restrictions,… read more here.
Keywords: consensus equilibria; presence self; individual preferences; others consensus ... See more keywords
History, Self Interest, and Polyphony
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DOI: 10.1017/s0008938919001158
Abstract: Yair Mintzker's book on Jew Süss raises a series of provocative questions about German history and history itself, which this forum aims to address. Specifically, it presents four reflections on Mintzker's book that cover the… read more here.
Keywords: interest polyphony; history self; self interest; mintzker book ... See more keywords
“First the Grub, then the Morals”? Disentangling the Self-Interest and Ideological Drivers of Attitudes Towards Demanding Activation Policies in Belgium
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DOI: 10.1017/s0047279420000197
Abstract: Abstract Following the shift towards an activating role of the European welfare states, there is increasing scholarly interest in public support for demanding activation policies that impose obligations on welfare recipients. Borrowing the classical theoretical… read more here.
Keywords: activation policies; demanding activation; self interest; interest ideological ... See more keywords
Distanced self-talk increases rational self-interest
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-04010-3
Abstract: Does stepping back to evaluate a situation from a distanced perspective lead us to be selfish or fair? This question has been of philosophical interest for centuries, and, more recently, the focus of extensive empirical… read more here.
Keywords: rational self; self interest; interest; self talk ... See more keywords
the decline of self-interest: reality or myth? analysing the polarisation of opinions across european societies
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DOI: 10.1057/eps.2015.95
Abstract: Increasing attention is placed to redistributive attitudes, especially in the light of growing inequalities throughout the world. From Aristotle to Marx, the discipline classically shares a simple, albeit powerful assumption: individuals are mainly (or even… read more here.
Keywords: polarisation; reality myth; interest reality; self interest ... See more keywords
Secrecy and Self-Interest: When Mediators Act Deceitfully
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DOI: 10.1080/03050629.2018.1406931
Abstract: ABSTRACT 3rd party intervention in interstate conflict is a common strategy for mitigating conflict and obtaining a final agreement. However, not all mediations are successful, leading to the development of a rich literature on the… read more here.
Keywords: conflict; interest mediators; act deceitfully; mediators act ... See more keywords