Methodology in Business Ethics Research: A Review and Critical Assessment
Document Type
Contribution to Book
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Abstract
© Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2013. Using 94 published empirical articles in academic journals as a data base, this paper provides a critical review of the methodology employed in the study of ethical beliefs and behavior of organizational members. The review revealed that full methodological detail was provided in less than one half of the articles. Further, the majority of empirical research articles expressed no concern for the reliability or validity of measures, were characterized by low response rates, used convenience samples, and did not offer a theoretic framework, hypotheses, or a definition of ethics. Several recommendations, including a reviewer rating form addressing methodological decisions and inclusion of methodologists on the review panel, are offered to improve methodological rigor in published ethics research.
First Page
191
Last Page
211
Book Title
Citation Classics from The Journal of Business Ethics: Celebrating the First Thirty Years of Publication
Editor
Alex C. Michalos and Deborah C. Poff
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
City
Dordrecht
Series
Advances in Business Ethics Research Ser.
ISBN
9789400741263, 9789400741256
DOI
10.1007/978-94-007-4126-3_10
First Department
School of Business Administration
Recommended Citation
Randall, Donna M. and Gibson, Annetta M., "Methodology in Business Ethics Research: A Review and Critical Assessment" (2013). Faculty Publications. 1712.
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/pubs/1712