Researchers tested the assumption that self-interest is a universal trait of CEOs, showed that too much altruism can harm company performance, revealed the dark, self-destructive tendencies of some ...

AS a professor of business ethics, I often hear students say that greed is the cause of our current financial crisis. These students are in good company. President Obama and Warren Buffett blame our ...

Religion and science have long had disagreements — from Galileo, who was tried for teaching that the Earth was not the center of the universe, to battles over teaching evolution in public schools. But ...

This article summarizes key research and tips from the “Greed” episode of our podcast, Talk Psych to Me. Available on Apple, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. “Greedy” is generally a word ...

How do you define greed? The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it as “a selfish and excessive desire for more of something (as money) than is needed.” Since I doubt that anyone would describe ...