<< Previous Section | < Previous Page | Next Page > | Next Section >> Case: Fabrication In 1984 a faculty member was up for a tenured position in a clinical department. He was a shoo-in having already published over 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals, mostly as first author. As it turned out, one member of the promotion committee decided to review some of the papers and found that a number of them used the same instead of different control groups. When doubts were expressed to the chair, co-authors were called and they reported that they had never seen the papers and knew nothing about them. It was discovered that there were no notebooks and no animals had been ordered to do the studies. The miscreant broke down and confessed. What is the most cost-effective way to produce research results? Why did this person behave like this? Could this happen today? Could you believe the co-authors? << Previous Section | < Previous Page | Next Page > | Next Section >> Chapter 8 Quick Links Malfeasance and Misconduct Definitions Process Whistleblowing Litigation, the New Approach to Research Management The Importance of Trust Cases Bibliography Chapter 8 Download (PDF)