Am. Ryan et al., WORKPLACE INTEGRITY - DIFFERENCES IN PERCEPTIONS OF BEHAVIORS AND SITUATIONAL FACTORS, Journal of business and psychology, 12(1), 1997, pp. 67-83
Pre-employment integrity tests assume differences between honest and d
ishonest individuals in their perceptions of the degree of dishonesty
of given behaviors. This exploratory study investigated whether indivi
duals classified as dishonest by an overt integrity test had different
perceptions of the honesty of behaviors than those classified as hone
st. Differences in perceptions of situational factors promoting or det
erring honesty were also examined. Dishonest individuals had different
perceptions of behaviors and situations than honest individuals, sugg
esting that the relative influence of situational interventions may va
ry with the general integrity of a workforce.