Conflict style, such as the inclination to collaborate rather than compete, and ethical tendencies, including willingness to make false promises.
For the past 15 years, my lab has been studying the decision-making and ethical tendencies of the rich and poor, which I summarize in my book, The Power Paradox: How We Gain and Lose Influence.
When he is remembered, it is as an advocate of the tax-cutting that came to be called supply side; of the foreign policy that came to be called "neocon"; and of pointed opposition to a host of social and ethical tendencies in America that he saw culminating in the Clinton administration, most notably in the Whitewater affair.
In the World Council of Churches, Eastern Orthodoxy in the latter part of the 20th century viewed its task as the bearer of Christian tradition against the predominant social-ethical tendencies of certain Protestant member churches that disregarded or de-emphasized the tradition of the church in a wave of antihistorical sentiment.
16 17 While the focus often centers around fiscal, cultural and ethical concerns, the tendency to criticise or praise a healthcare system may also be linked to biases, generalisations and narratives based on personal experiences and beliefs.
He has cited attacks from the news media, interest groups and other candidates over his record as governor, his background as a Baptist preacher, past ethical questions, alleged liberal tendencies, impolitic remarks about people with AIDS, raising taxes and "just about everything from the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby to being complicit in the participation of the J.F.K. assassination".
In a corporate negotiation, the tendency to focus on narrow financial and business goals can contribute to ethical fading, or the tendency for the ethical dimensions of a decision to fade from consideration.
Those dark sides according to a growing body of research include a greater tendency to cross ethical lines, such as engaging in financial fraud or tax avoidance, as well as toxic behaviors such as aggression, bullying, or sexual harassment.
"It would be facile to say it's unethical to breed dogs for their appearance," said Stephen Budiansky, a scientist and the author of "The Truth About Dogs" (Viking, 2000), although there are some who point to the pitfalls, both ethical and practical, of our tendency to sacrifice the biological integrity of companion animals in favor of their ornamental qualities.
Moreover, when they engage ethical questions, they have a tendency to think in incredibly creative ways because their perspectives have not been tainted by outside sources like philosophy or religion.
Our tendency to not treat Muslims as fully fledged ethical agents – as adults ethically responsible for their own behaviour and beliefs – is so dubious on so many levels.
