This research examined how framing a compensation contract potentially affects fraudulent behavior in organizations: specifically, the misrepresentation of performance and misappropriation of assets. We also explored how priming ethical concerns affects these behaviors. The relationship between fraudulent behavior and performance-contingent pay is important, especially in view of the dramatic i...

This study compares reported romantic relationships of chat room users in cyberspace vs. in face-to-face relationships in everyday contexts (``realspace''). As hypothesized, involvement Ð particularly commitment and seriousness Ð tended to be lower in cyberspace than in realspace romantic relationships, and misrepresentation Ð speci®cally of age and physical attributes Ð tended to be higher in ...

Misrepresentation of carbohydrate for exercise: 'It is time to bust the myth of physical inactivity and obesity: you cannot outrun a bad diet'Misrepresentation of carbohydrate for exercise: 'It is time to bust the myth of physical inactivity and obesity: you cannot outrun a bad diet'" (2015).

OBJECTIVES Accurately communicating patient data during daily ICU rounds is critically important since data provide the basis for clinical decision making. Despite its importance, high fidelity data communication during interprofessional ICU rounds is assumed, yet unproven. We created a robust but simple methodology to measure the prevalence of inaccurately communicated (misrepresented) data an...

Retrospective data from Sebele Dairy Farm were analysed for reproductive performance of Friesian/Holstein cows. Three hundred records from 1989 to 1995 were used. The herd was zero grazed and the data was analysed for age at first calving (AFC), calf birth weights (BW), calving interval (CI), days open (DO), calving rate (CR), reproductive wastage (RW) and calving difficulty (CD); dystocia, aft...