WORKPLACE INTEGRITY - DIFFERENCES IN PERCEPTIONS OF BEHAVIORS AND SITUATIONAL FACTORS

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.