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6. Small Deceptions Matter

Author : Leslie E Sekerka

Published in: Ethics is a Daily Deal

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

The reality of being human is that we all bend the truth. We lie. Whether intentionally for unethical reasons or in a backward manner to try and do good, mistruths are everywhere we go. We lie, and we lie a lot. One study found that telling lies to partners, bosses, and coworkers occurred, on average, six times a day for men and three times a day for women (Daily Mail Reporter 2009). In the workplace people share social fictions all the time, claiming that “nothing is wrong” (when something is wrong) or that we go along with something “that’s fine” (when it is really troubling).

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Title: Small Deceptions Matter
Author: Leslie E Sekerka
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Ethics is a Daily Deal
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-18089-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-18090-8

Copyright Year: 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18090-8_6