Here's some research we should all be aware of. According to Kristen Smith-Crowe, associate professor of management at the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah, "Our moral behavior may be affected by things in the environment that we have no idea are affecting us."Her team conducted a group of experiments in which ethical behavior was tested just after participants read sentences about money. A control group participation did not include such exposure. It seems that "that small and unnoticeable reminders of money can produce lying, cheating, and essentially stealing 10 minutes later."
If you want to read more about this, here's a link to the rest of the article in Time's Health and Family blog.
Looks like money really does corrupt.
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