Unethical behavior refers to actions that fall beyond activities that are considered morally right for a person, industry or profession. There are various examples of such behaviors such as:
Motivated blindness- this refers to the tendency of individuals to neglect information that works against the belief of people. This aspect can either be that the position works to their self-interest or that they have held the view for a very long time that they cannot detach from it because they have invested in it emotionally.
Indirect blindness- this involves the habit of people not noticing unethical behaviors of others in a work environment. The witnesses will always let the unethical workers go scot free even if there is evidence beyond reasonable doubt of their guilt.
The slippery slope- this involves the act of unethical behaviors being hardly noticed by people if because they develop gradually.
Causes
Motivated blindness- in a school situation, this unethical behavior is often due to pressure from management to deliver or the urge to match up with others.
Indirect blindness- in a business set up, this behavior is due to ignorance and lack keenness by the company shareholders.
The slippery slope- this is due to the focus on the self-interest of people who benefit from the unethical behaviors.
Remedy
Slippery slope- being watchful of ethical infractions and attend to them immediately. Always be careful of change of behavior.
Motivated blindness- being aware of conflicts of interest in business set up and writing them off to remove their effects on decision making.
Indirect blindness- inquire for the possible sprout of unethical behaviors when outsourcing work or labor and own responsibility of the implications.
