Causes of Personal Misconduct

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Causes of Personal Misconduct

• Ignorance
• Of right and wrong
• Of whether something is right or wrong
• Weakness of Will
• Self-interest
• Desire for approval/ fear of disapproval
• Fear of consequences
• Desire for personal gain

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Causes of Personal Misconduct

• Malice
• Much less common than ignorance or weakness of
  will.
• Failures of empathy
• Blaming the victim, focus on self
• Too much focus on the near and dear
• Prisoners dilemma

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Cures for Personal Misconduct

• Develop Awareness
• Of right and wrong
• Of whether something is right or wrong
• Commitment to Integrity
• Work to do the right thing even when it is hard.
• Recognize the sources of malice
• Failure to develop awareness and lack of
  commitment to integrity

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Cures for Personal Misconduct

• Develop your ability to empathize with others.
• Educate yourself about what is going on in your
  community.
• Take care of those near and dear but dont be
  indifferent to others.
• Reciprocity

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Causes of Group Misconduct

• A few bad apples
• Banality of evil
• Narrow Focus
• Primary focus on insiders
• Primary focus on short term
• Failure of leadership
• Dilution of personal responsibility in groups
• Organizational process and structure

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Causes of Group Misconduct

• Organizational Culture
• Lack of Oversight
• Misalignment of Incentives
• Political Environment
• Prisoners dilemma

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Cures of Group Misconduct

• Isolate the bad apples
• Recognize our own role
• Broaden focus
• All stakeholders
• Long term
• Be a leader
• Take personal responsibility
• Reorganize moral risk management

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Cures of Group Misconduct

• Ethical Culture
• Meaningful oversight
• Realign incentives
• Engage political process
• Create a level playing field where doing the
  right thing is encouraged.