After all, why should a company that didn't even exist at the time of the settlement be forced to pony up money for bad behavior in which it had played no part?
In his book Thinking Fast and Slow, Nobel Prize winning economist Daniel Kahneman cites compelling research done in the lab of Dr. Kathleen Vohs at the University of Minnesota on the psychological effects of money on human behavior.
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The manager will need to set up firewalls around the sales unit to prevent it being infected by money-driven behavior, unless and until the firm as a whole transitions to customer capitalism and the radical management needed to support it.
They (try to) use money to elicit a specific behavior, reaction or emotion from someone else.
Or should we think about this issue from the perspective of addiction counselors and rephrase the question: Should we reward self-destructive behavior by providing more money to corrupt political elites in Greece?
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Few will believe this behavior was limited to the money markets.
The Morgan Stanley case, filed in state court in New York, is a so-called "derivative suit" in which the lawyers are trying to place themselves in the position of the corporation to recover money shareholders allegedly lost because of bad behavior by insiders.
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McCain and Graham- who continue to believe that the U.S. should flex its muscles and prove its leadership in any dispute that might arise , despite the overwhelming body of evidence that reveals that such behavior costs us lives and money while giving very little back in return.
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Ironically, some sin taxes are so successful at decreasing the targeted behavior that they may raise little money.
In the same way, whether executives knew about the money laundering or rate manipulation, such illegal behavior should result in the return of incentives by any member of senior management who was in post when it happened.
The problem is, such irresponsible behavior costs all the rest of us money.
Our business world was built with perception that extrinsic rewards (such as money) are the drivers, which shape human behavior.
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Those of us who will be wearing Google Glass are often influencers, rich, and willing to change OUR behavior when it comes to spending our money, time, attention.
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Prosecutors agreed that Young made several mistakes over the years, including keeping some of the money, failing to confront Edwards earlier about his behavior and falsely claiming paternity for Edwards' child with Hunter.
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When you stop and think about it, the behavior is odd because, bottom line, money is money whether you are buying or selling.
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Their behavior cannot simply be induced by changes in the money supply or in interest rates, absent those desirable opportunities.
We are witnessing a major shift in customer buying behavior and needs: from the Time Value of Money to the Money Value of Time.
The original purpose of anti-money-laundering laws was to reduce the incentive for illegal behavior by making it more difficult for crooks to enjoy their ill-gotten gains.
My behavior illustrates why angel investors like Esther Dyson are putting money behind self-tracking companies, such as GreenGoose, a startup that will soon sell kits with sensors that users can attach to their bikes, running gear or vitamin bottles.
Furthermore, he has helped traders to earn money through activating the right mental energy, motivation and, thus, behavior.
Mann told the panel that getting rid of unregulated "soft money" would "remove the primary incentive behind most of the offensive behavior" seen by the panel during its hearings this summer.
To conclude, firms that had implemented a bunch of family-friendly practices fared well as a result of the increased employee retention, citizenship behavior, and improved work attitudes, but the amount of money they had to spent on the practices exactly equaled the financial benefits that resulted from them.
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We have seen this behavior before where trustees have maintained their confidence in corrupt consultants and money managers even after being contacted by regulators and law enforcement.
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The second problem is that people will change behavior as they lose tax benefits, and that will reduce the amount of money government will collect.
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While taxpayers generally will be happy with any change that allows them to keep more of the money they earn, good tax policy should strive to reduce marginal tax rates on productive behavior.
Some of the problems were the result of bad luck (unexpected illnesses, for instance), but more than half were related to behavior or lifestyle, and included relationship problems, drug or alcohol abuse, and money trouble.
To be fair, Edlund and Korn were merely building an admittedly grossly simplified model of human behavior in an attempt to answer a nagging question: Why do hookers make so much money?
This behavior, said Mika Brzezinski, the best-selling author of "Knowing Your Value: Women, Money and Getting What You're Worth" and co-host of MSNBC's "Morning Joe, " is not unusual for women, but it's disastrous.
What you may not realize is that the video game may be studying you in return, to figure out your behavior in order to get you to enjoy the game more, play it more often, spend more money on it, and get your friends to do the same.
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