A breed apart? Security analysts and herding behavior

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The ethics of security analysts' practice of herding behavior was examined. Herding behavior is the practice of ignoring one's private opinions and issuing a public forecast that only mimics the forecasts of others. This practice is often done to provide a cover for one's reputation as a security analyst. However, ethical questions arise from the ignorance of the forecast accuracy motive to give way to the motive of protecting one's reputation. Moreover, this practice has a long-term effect on public trust in the financial services profession and the high pricing of securities.

Financial Services, Finance and Insurance, Analysis, Ethical aspects, Financial analysts, Stock price forecasting

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The effects of transgressor sex on judgments of unethical behavior

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The role of gender stereotypes in unethical behavior judgment was investigated to determine whether employees' perception of a behavior as ethical or unethical is influenced by the transgressor's gender. Gender stereotypes carry implications for the judgment of unethical behavior. First, such stereotypes can result in the association of unethical behavior with members of one sex than the other. Second, they can result in different treatments of men and women. The results suggested, however, that gender bias does not exist in the evaluation of ethical performance.

Research, Ethics, Workers, Stereotype (Psychology), Stereotypes (Psychology), Prejudices, Prejudice, Employee attitudes

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Ethical judgments across cultures: a comparison between business student from Malaysia and New Zealand

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Ethical judgments across cultures were examined via a comparison of attitudes to ethical dilemmas of first year business students in New Zealand and Malaysia. The results suggested that students' responses to ethical issues have certain differences based on ethnic origin and nationality. Moreover, inconsistencies in the results can be attributed to the study's limitations such as small sample sizes. Nevertheless, the results provided a ground for future and better studies on the issue.

Business and Secretarial Schools, Business & Secretarial Schools, International aspects, Business schools, Business students, Ethical problems

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