<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/insights/posts/whos-really-in-charge-locus-of-control-and-the-integrity-gap.php" dsn="blogs"><featured/><title>Who's Really in Charge? Locus of Control and the Integrity Gap</title><description>How we assign blame or credit for an outcome — whether on external forces or personal choices — plays a role in ethical decision making. </description><pubDate>07/31/2025</pubDate><image><img src="https://walton.uark.edu/insights/posts/images/locusofcontrol1.jpg" alt="head shapes and arrows"/></image><author>Meredith Taylor</author><tags><tag>leadership</tag><tag>perspectives</tag></tags></item>