Why do ethical individuals sometimes engage in misconduct at work?
How do organisational structures and cultures—often inadvertently—facilitate unethical behaviour?
In this session, we will examine the role of moral disengagement in workplace misconduct, considering both individual and organisational influences. Rather than focusing solely on perpetrators or targets, we will adopt a broader perspective, emphasising the crucial role of bystanders—their silence, complicity, and potential for intervention.
Drawing on recent empirical research, including insights from a policy mapping study, Professor Roberta Fida will introduce a new preventative framework designed to equip leaders with proactive strategies to identify, address, and reduce workplace aggression.
Provider Information
Sustainable and Responsible Business SIGWho Should Attend?
Scholars and practitioners with an interest in the area of well being in the workplace, moral activity in the workplace, and generational differences in the approach to work.
Speakers
Prof Roberta Fida
Prof Roberta Fida is a full Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Organisational Psychology at Aston Business School. She is the Head of the Leadership and Management Department and Department Research Director. She is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist of the British Psychological Society and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA). Roberta is also the lead of the Threat and Security stream of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology’s Impact Incubator (EAWOPi) and the convenor of the Work & Organization working group of the European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations (EFPA).
Her research interests are related to work stress and unethical behaviour at work. In particular she is interested in understanding why people might behave unethically and how we can prevent this. She is known for her continuous research on the role of moral disengagement and self-efficacy. She has published more than 80 papers in scientific journals including Journal of Business Ethics, British Journal of Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Human Relations, Work, Employment and Society, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Group & Organization Management, European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, Personality and Individual Differences.
Chaired by
Dr. Simon McCabe
Dr. Simon McCabe is a Senior Lecturer in Behavioural Science at Aston Business School and Head of the Healthy Work Research Group. His research focuses on psychological responses to a variety of threats encountered across a range of domains including health and workplace contexts (e.g., uncertainty, death, social exclusion, risk, and unemployment).
Exposure to these threats often have important implications for attitudes and behaviour. Understanding where these threats arise and the responses that may motivate desired or undesired behaviour is the key focus of his work. Simon has published on a number of topics relating to psychological responses to mortality reminders, and how this impacts, for example, product preferences, consumption patterns, health behaviours, and workplace relations. In addition, he has been engaged in a number of consultancy-based roles to provide input to a range of projects requiring behavioural expertise.
Simon has worked with partners such as Falkirk Council, Zero Waste Scotland, Keep Scotland Beautiful, and the World Health Organisation. His work is predominantly experimental in nature -- He enjoys the challenge and creativity that comes with trying to turn often complex, nuanced, and multifaceted factors in the real world into measurable or manipulatable variables that can be scrutinised as part of an empirical study.
Benefits of attending
- Learn about cutting edge research in these areas;
- Connect with leading scholars in the field;
- Learn about the different methodologies used to study these topics;
- See how psychology has been applied in these areas.
Contact
Please contact the BAM Office at [email protected] with any queries.
Event Fee
BAM Members: Free
Non-Members: £30
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Registration closes on 13th May 2025 at 23:59 BST.
Sessions in our Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace Webinar Series
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