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The role of individual motivation, organizational climate and perception of fairness in academics' norm subscription and unethical research practices
Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Project Innovations and Entrepreneurship. (Emerging Economies Innovation)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3863-1073
Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering. (PIE)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4233-5138
2018 (English)Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

Problems of scientific misconduct, from blatant fraud to questionable research practices, have gained public attention in the wake of several scientific scandals. A common response is to ask for more administrative regulation and control. However, Merton´s classic analysis of academia as an autonomous social institution emphasized the role of its ethos, which he condensed in the four CUDOS-ideals: Commun(al)ism, Universalism, Disinterestedness and Organized Skepticism. These norms Merton related to a perceived absence of fraud in his time. Later researchers, however, have suggested that scientific subcultures may subscribe to norms contrary to the CUDOS-principles, which might have an important effect on attitudes to scientific integrity.

Several studies show that organization-related factors, such as competitive pressures, reinforce extrinsic motivation but undermine intrinsic motivation and increase the risks of cheating. In a first step, we use these results to build a model which considers how factors in the organizational climate are related to norm subscription, and how these factors and norms directly and indirectly impact on research ethics. A survey to organization researchers received 200 responses which indicated a good fit between our survey items and the model variables.  In a second, planned step, we will explore how academic institutions may build ethics infrastructure to support scientific norm building and facilitate the exposure of unethical behavior.

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2018.
Keywords [en]
scientific misconduct, questionable research practices, Merton's norms, competition, motivation
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Business Administration
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-161235OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-161235DiVA, id: diva2:1365277
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34th EGOS Colloquium: Surprise in and around Organizations: Journeys to the Unexpected
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