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Purchasing Agents’ Deceptive Behavior: A Randomized Response Technique Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 January 2015

Diana C. Robertson  and
Talia Rymon
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The randomized response technique (RRT) is used to study the deceptive behavior of purchasing agents. We test the proposition that purchasing agents’ perceptions of organizational expectations influence their behavior. Results indicate that perceived pressure to perform and ethical ambiguity on the part of the firm are correlated with purchasing agents’ unethical behavior, in the form of acknowledged deception of suppliers.

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Business Ethics Quarterly , Volume 11 , Issue 3 , July 2001 , pp. 455 - 479
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Copyright © Society for Business Ethics 2001

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