Experiments in organizations usually involve people other than the experimenters—that is, managers or employees. What are some of the ethical responsibilities of an experimenter with respect to these people? Is it ethical, for example, for an experimenter to use one group of employees as a control group when he or she strongly suspects that the treatment given to the experimental group will enhance the members’ chances for success, promotion, or satisfaction? If the experimenter is afraid that explaining the nature of the experiment will cause people to act differently than they would otherwise

(and hence ruin the experiment), is it ethical to deceive them about the study’s true purpose?