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"Given that small actions within an organization can have broad implications for organizational culture (Fleming & Zyglidopoulos, 2008), we postulate that aggressive goal setting within an organization will foster an organizational climate ripe for unethical behavior. That is, not only does goal setting directly motivate unethical behavior, but its introduction may also motivate unethical behavior indirectly by subtly altering an organization’s culture. In sum, although many factors contribute to unethical behavior, the point cannot be overstated: goal setting motivates unethical behavior."