Ethics And Deviations In Decision-making: An Applied Study

Gagari Chakrabarti · Tapas Chatterjea Ethics and Deviations in Decision-making An Applied Study Ethics and Deviations in Decision-making Gagari Chakrabarti • Tapas Chatterjea Ethics and Deviations in Decision-making An Applied Study Gagari Chakrabarti Economics Department Presidency University Kolkata, West Bengal, India Tapas Chatterjea Kolkata, West Bengal, India ISBN 978-981-15-0686-4    ISBN 978-981-15-0687-1 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0687-1 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the ­publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and ­institutional affiliations. This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-­01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore Foreword Moral moorings and prevailing ethical norms play an important role in individuals’ interactions in society, of which workplaces constitute an essential part. Such interactions often percolate to decision-making at several levels which have important consequences in peoples’ lives and actions. In this context, treatises like this proposed study are very relevant as they throw light on different aspects of the issue and help create awareness and may even provide the needed advice and policy-making in associated matters. While the basic theme of ethics and ethical practices has long been discussed and debated at length in different forums, this proposed study, at least in terms of its distinct and specific application, presumably in the form of a detailed collection of information across a broad range of organisations—private and public, academic and corporate—and across respondents at different levels, including discriminating responses across genders, certainly adds sufficient non-trivial value and makes important contribution to the existing literature. There is an undercurrent of a conjecture about employees’ moral values and the consequent pr