Does Doing Good Give You License to Be Bad?

Does Doing Good Give You License to Be Bad?

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Corporate Social Responsibility programs can attract better job applicants who’ll work for less money. But they also encourage employees to misbehave. Don’t laugh — you too probably engage in “moral licensing,” even if you don’t know it.