A Review of Empirical Studies Assessing Ethical Decision Making in Business

Document Type

Contribution to Book

Publication Date

1-1-2013

Abstract

© Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2013. This article summarizes the multitude of empirical studies that test ethical decision making in business and suggests additional research necessary to further theory in this area. The studies are categorized and related to current theoretical ethical decision making models. The studies are related to awareness, individual and organizational factors, intent, and the role of moral intensity in ethical decision making. Summary tables provide a quick reference for the sample, findings, and publication outlet. This review provides insights for understanding organizational ethical decision constructs, where ethical decision making theory currently stands, and provides insights for future empirical work on organizational ethical decision making.

Comments

Reprint in an anthology of

Journal of Business Ethics Vol. 25, No. 3 (Jun., 2000), pp. 185-204

First Page

279

Last Page

301

Book Title

Citation Classics from The Journal of Business Ethics: Celebrating the First Thirty Years of Publication

Editor

Alex C. Michalos, Deborah C. Poff

Publisher

Springer

City

Dordrecht

Series

Advances in Business Ethics Research

ISBN

9789400741263, 9789400741256

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4126-3_13

First Department

School of Business Administration

Link to Full Text

@ the James White Library

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