Tous des tricheurs !
26 mai 2012 Poster un commentaire
Dan Ariely, le professeur d’économie comportementale, publie dans le Wall Street Journal un long article qui résume son dernier ouvrage. Sa conclusion est, en substance, que nous trichons tous un peu et tout le temps.
"What we have found, in a nutshell: Everybody has the capacity to be dishonest, and almost everybody cheats—just by a little. Except for a few outliers at the top and bottom, the behavior of almost everyone is driven by two opposing motivations. On the one hand, we want to benefit from cheating and get as much money and glory as possible; on the other hand, we want to view ourselves as honest, honorable people. Sadly, it is this kind of small-scale mass cheating, not the high-profile cases, that is most corrosive to society."
Lire la suite sur le Wall Street Journal

