If the realization that this statement has used misconceptions with the intention of swaying public opinion becomes well known, the actual effect could be the total loss of trust and loyalty in the consumers of the product. A study of graduate school students with knowledge or experience of unethical faculty behavior reported a significantly lower overall program climate, as well as being less confident in the ability of their department to effectively identify or address issues related to faculty competence (January, Meyerson, Reddy, Docherty & Klonoff, n.d.) Students that could identify at least one ethical violation believed that, “these violations contributed to a greater loss of faith in graduate program faculty and created more negative emotions than did students who could not identify unethical faculty behavior” (January, et al., n.d., p.264) This dissatisfaction with the ethical transgressions of the company could spread quickly and easily with the ease of communication provided by social media, as well as cause severe and permanent financial consequences for the company itself. As most forms of gossip are used as a means of self-policing and social control, developing a reputation as a false gossiper would likely be quite damaging in our
If the realization that this statement has used misconceptions with the intention of swaying public opinion becomes well known, the actual effect could be the total loss of trust and loyalty in the consumers of the product. A study of graduate school students with knowledge or experience of unethical faculty behavior reported a significantly lower overall program climate, as well as being less confident in the ability of their department to effectively identify or address issues related to faculty competence (January, Meyerson, Reddy, Docherty & Klonoff, n.d.) Students that could identify at least one ethical violation believed that, “these violations contributed to a greater loss of faith in graduate program faculty and created more negative emotions than did students who could not identify unethical faculty behavior” (January, et al., n.d., p.264) This dissatisfaction with the ethical transgressions of the company could spread quickly and easily with the ease of communication provided by social media, as well as cause severe and permanent financial consequences for the company itself. As most forms of gossip are used as a means of self-policing and social control, developing a reputation as a false gossiper would likely be quite damaging in our