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[[Evidence]] that this is widely understood is found in many business practices. Employers often attempt to screen employees for honesty by, for example, checking on the [[fact]]s included in a résumé or even requiring a lie detector test. Companies routinely include a [[commitment]] to honesty as part of their code of [[ethics]] or mission statement. Contracts can also be understood as a legal tool for enforcing honesty in transactions.

[[Evidence]] that this is widely understood is found in many business practices. Employers often attempt to screen employees for honesty by, for example, checking on the [[fact]]s included in a résumé or even requiring a lie detector test. Companies routinely include a [[commitment]] to honesty as part of their code of [[ethics]] or mission statement. Contracts can also be understood as a legal tool for enforcing honesty in transactions.

 

The impact of dishonesty on the fortunes of companies and [[individual]] employees is also clear. Employees are most likely to be dismissed and companies are most likely to be embroiled in scandal when they attempt to deceive supervisors, the public, shareholders, or regulators about a problem. In one recent example, the chief executive at Hewlett-Packard was obliged to step down after it was discovered that the company had attempted to plug [[information]] leaks by pretexting or using false pretenses to obtain personal information about reporters and members of the company's own board of directors.

The impact of dishonesty on the fortunes of companies and [[individual]] employees is also clear. Employees are most likely to be dismissed and companies are most likely to be embroiled in scandal when they attempt to deceive supervisors, the public, shareholders, or regulators about a problem. In one recent example, the chief executive at Hewlett-Packard was obliged to step down after it was discovered that the company had attempted to plug [[information]] leaks by pretexting or using false pretenses to obtain personal information about reporters and members of the company's own board of directors.