Does Lack of Sleep Effect Your Ethics or Those of Your Customers?
Recent research says that people who do not get enough sleep may be tempted to do unethical things. This study specifically suggests that people are more inclined to do something unethical for their personal financial gain based based upon sleep deprivation.
Does your business pressure you or your employees to function on minimal sleep levels? How about your customers? Do they perform in a culture of working all the time?
Shallie
Shallie Bey
Smarter Small Business Blog
http://businessrebirth.blogspot.com
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JUNE 24, 2011
People who cheated in an experiment had slept an average of 22.39 minutes less the night before than noncheaters, according to research led by Christopher M. Barnes of Virginia Tech. The study, in which cheaters overreported their scores on a test in order to gain financial advantage, shows that low levels of sleep are associated with unethical behavior. Managers who demand results that require employees to stay up late and miss sleep may be increasing the likelihood that workers will fudge results and engage in other forms of cheating, the
researchers suggest.
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