Love of Money
Abstract
This paper will explore the love of money. Many who have been placed in a position of trust have violated that trust for what I consider the love of money. Many excuses have been made for seeking to attain what one did not rightfully earn.
The Love of Money Back in the seventies The O’Jay’s penned a popular tune, “Money money money money, MONEY.” There is a line in this song that states, “For the love of money, a person would lie, cheat and steal,” how true that scenario has become. For the purpose of this paper the author shall attempt to analyze the article “Love of Money and Unethical Behavior Intention: Does an Authentic Supervisor 's Personal Integrity and Character (ASPIRE) Make a Difference?,” written by Thomas Li-ping Tang and Hsi Liu (Tang & Liu, 2012). There shall also be an attempt to determine if the examples given determine a love for money or if these were actual survival tactics for a chosen lifestyle. I will also suggest a question that I believe should have been added to the questionnaire.
Tan and Liu were attempting to determine the affects the love of money has on ethical decisions when supervisors vary in their ethical lifestyle. 266 part time business employees (students) were given five questionnaires to fill out. This qualitative study also saw them perusing databases doing panel reviews to obtain the same respondent in different phrase of their life. Reflecting on previous studies Tang and Liu specifically review the perception of authentic supervisors’ behavioral integrity and character (ASPIRE) as a moderator of the relationship between people’s love of money (LOM) and their tendency to engage in unethical behavior. People with low ASPIRE and high unethical behavior intentions are considered high LOM. High ASPIRE and low unethical intention people are classified as low LOM. People with the highest unethical behavior intention are people with high LOM and low ASPIRE;
This paper will explore the love of money. Many who have been placed in a position of trust have violated that trust for what I consider the love of money. Many excuses have been made for seeking to attain what one did not rightfully earn.
The Love of Money Back in the seventies The O’Jay’s penned a popular tune, “Money money money money, MONEY.” There is a line in this song that states, “For the love of money, a person would lie, cheat and steal,” how true that scenario has become. For the purpose of this paper the author shall attempt to analyze the article “Love of Money and Unethical Behavior Intention: Does an Authentic Supervisor 's Personal Integrity and Character (ASPIRE) Make a Difference?,” written by Thomas Li-ping Tang and Hsi Liu (Tang & Liu, 2012). There shall also be an attempt to determine if the examples given determine a love for money or if these were actual survival tactics for a chosen lifestyle. I will also suggest a question that I believe should have been added to the questionnaire.
Tan and Liu were attempting to determine the affects the love of money has on ethical decisions when supervisors vary in their ethical lifestyle. 266 part time business employees (students) were given five questionnaires to fill out. This qualitative study also saw them perusing databases doing panel reviews to obtain the same respondent in different phrase of their life. Reflecting on previous studies Tang and Liu specifically review the perception of authentic supervisors’ behavioral integrity and character (ASPIRE) as a moderator of the relationship between people’s love of money (LOM) and their tendency to engage in unethical behavior. People with low ASPIRE and high unethical behavior intentions are considered high LOM. High ASPIRE and low unethical intention people are classified as low LOM. People with the highest unethical behavior intention are people with high LOM and low ASPIRE;
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