{
  "title": "Ethical decisions: what past good deeds do not guarantee",
  "url": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/decision-ethique-ce-que-les-bonnes-actions-passees-ne-garantissent-pas-en",
  "language": "en",
  "datePublished": "2026-04-07",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "SHR — Swiss Human Resources",
    "url": "https://www.shr.swiss",
    "address": "Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9A, 1212 Lancy, Suisse"
  },
  "summary": "Exemplary conduct yesterday does not guarantee sound judgement today. Research on moral licensing invites managers to distinguish the decision-maker’s reputation from the reasons for the decision.",
  "section": "Research",
  "topic": "Decision-making",
  "place": {
    "name": "Geneva",
    "region": "Genève",
    "country": "CH"
  },
  "keyPoints": [
    {
      "heading": "What the literature establishes",
      "point": "Benoît Monin and Dale T."
    },
    {
      "heading": "When the past changes how the present is interpreted",
      "point": "Anna C."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The premature conclusion",
      "point": "It would be excessive to conclude that recognising integrity encourages misconduct."
    },
    {
      "heading": "What the evidence does not allow us to assume",
      "point": "The experiments cited measure neither the frequency nor the magnitude of this phenomenon in Geneva-based businesses."
    },
    {
      "heading": "A practical check in Genève",
      "point": "As part of SHR’s [decision-making](/formation/prise-de-decision/geneve) programme, an exercise suitable for Geneva is to review upcoming requests for exceptions: client acceptance in private banking, procurement in an international organisation, supplier selection in luxury watchmaking or counterparty decisions in commodities trading."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "authors": "Miller",
      "year": "2001",
      "source": "Journal of Personality and Social Psychology"
    },
    {
      "authors": "Monin",
      "year": "2010",
      "source": "Social and Personality Psychology Compass"
    }
  ],
  "wordCount": 418,
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  "relatedPages": {
    "programme": "https://www.shr.swiss/formation/prise-de-decision/geneve",
    "city": "https://www.shr.swiss/formations-ville/geneve",
    "blog": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog"
  },
  "citationPolicy": "Citation autorisée avec mention « SHR — Swiss Human Resources » et lien vers l'article."
}