On April 8, 2026, the Graduate School (Research) hosted an engaging session of the Graduate Café featuring Sherzodbek Dadaboev, DSc candidate in Management at Westminster International university in Tashkent. He presented his research titled, "Paradoxical Consequences of Unethical Pro-Organizational Behavior: A Dual-Path Model."
The presentation explored a fascinating question: why do good employees sometimes do bad things for their company, and what happens to them afterward? Sherzodbek delved into the psychological aftermath of Unethical Pro-Organizational Behavior (UPB), introducing a novel dual-path model that explains the deep psychological paradox experienced by those who commit misconduct with the intention of helping their organization.
He presented findings from two complementary studies: a scenario-based experiment where participants imagined committing a UPB, and a time-lagged field survey conducted over ten weeks that measured actual past UPB, psychological states, and real volunteering behaviors using Structural Equation Modeling.
The session sparked a lively discussion among attendees on ethics, workplace psychology, and the unintended consequences of well-intentioned misconduct.
