Workers more prone to lie on e-mails E-mail is considered to be the most common form of communication nowadays. But it is the most deceptive kind in the workplace, a new study has revealed. And, what's surprising is that researchers have found people actually feel justified when lying using e-mail.
According to lead researcher Liuba Belkin of Lehigh University, "There is a growing concern in the workplace over e-mail communications, and it comes down to trust. "You're not afforded the luxury of seeing non-verbal and behavioural cues over e-mail. And, in an organizational context, that leaves a lot of room for misinterpretation and as we saw in our study, intentional deception." In their study, the researchers handed 48 MBA students $89 to divide between themselves and another party who only knew the dollar amount fell somewhere between $5 and 100. Learning Center- http://learning.investorline.co.in/ Mutual funds - http://mutualfunds.investorline.co.in/ Life Insurance - http://insurance.investorline.co.inThere was one pre-condition—the other party had to accept whatever offer was made to them. Using either e-mail or pen-and-paper communications, the students reported the size of the pot, truthful or not, and how much the other party would get. Students using e-mail lied about the amount of money to be divided over 92% of the time while less then 64% lied about the pot size in pen and paper. The rate of lying was 50% greater between the two groups. E-mailers also said they felt more justified in awarding the other party just $29 out of a total pot of about $56. Pen-and-paper students were a little friendlier, however; on average, they passed along almost $34 out of a misrepresented pot of $67, the ScienceDaily reported. -- Visit site at – http://investorline.co.in/ Learning Center- http://learning.investorline.co.in/ Mutual funds - http://mutualfunds.investorline.co.in/ Life Insurance - http://insurance.investorline.co.in/ Investor Forums- http://forums.investorline.co.in/ Iwebs Open Source Web Publishing Platform - http://webs.investorline.co.in/iwebs/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Get latest market updates & search internet right from your browser-download our toolbar here- http://investorline.ourtoolbar.com/ Visit our site at – http://investorline.co.in/ Newsroom: http://newsroom.investorline.co.in/ Learning Center- http://learning.investorline.co.in/ Mutual funds - http://mutualfunds.investorline.co.in/ Life Insurance - http://insurance.investorline.co.in/ Investor Journal - http://research.investorline.co.in/ Newscatcher- http://catcher.investorline.co.in/ Interested in Financial Planning-Let us Contact you- http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=pb_z4f1_zGMg4iBBFT3-SWQ&email=true If you like the site then promote it here- https://www.freetellafriend.com/tell/?url=http://investorline.co.in/blogs/news Create your own free blog on- http://investorline.co.in/blogger Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/india-investor -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
