?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Social+Irresponsibility+in+Management&rft.creator=Armstrong%2C+J.+Scott&rft.subject=Behavioral+Analysis&rft.description=Previously+published+research+suggested+that+the+typical+manager+may+be+expected+to+harm+others+in+his+role+as+a+manager.+Further+support+for+this+was+drawn+from+the+Panalba+role-playing+case.+None+of+the+57+control+groups+in+this+case+were+willing+to+remove+a+dangerous+drug+from+the+market.+In+fact%2C+79%25+of+these+groups+took+active+steps+to+prevent+its+removal.+This+decision+was+classified+as+irresponsible+by+97%25+of+the+respondents+to+a+questionnaire.+Because+the+role+exerts+such+powerful+effects%2C+an+attempt+was+made+to+modify+subject%E2%80%99s+perceptions+of+their+role+so+that+managers+would+feel+responsible+to+all+of+the+firm%E2%80%99s+interest+groups.+Some+subjects+were+told+that+board+members+should+represent+all+interest+groups%3B+other+subjects+were+placed+on+boards+of%0Adirectors+where+the+different+groups+were+represented.+Subjects+in+both+groups+also+received+information+on+the+impact+of+the+decisions+upon+stockholders%2C+employees%2C+and+customers.+The+percentage+of+irresponsible+decisions+was+reduced+under+these+conditions+as+only+22%25+of+the+116+groups+selected+the+highly+irresponsible+decision.+&rft.publisher=Elsevier+North-Holland+Inc&rft.date=1977-09&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5201%2F1%2Fsocial_irresponsibility.pdf&rft.identifier=++Armstrong%2C+J.+Scott++(1977)+Social+Irresponsibility+in+Management.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5201%2F