Ethical decision-making in business: Behavioral issues and concerns

This article examines selected behavioral aspects of ethical decision making within a business context. Three categories of antecedents to ethical decision behaviors (individual differences, interpersonal variables, and organizational variables) are examined and propositions are offered. Moral devel...

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Authors: Knouse, Stephen B. (Author) ; Giacalone, Robert A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 1992
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 1992, Volume: 11, Issue: 5, Pages: 369-377
Further subjects:B Decision Making
B Ethical Decision
B Development Theory
B Individual Difference
B Economic Growth
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Summary:This article examines selected behavioral aspects of ethical decision making within a business context. Three categories of antecedents to ethical decision behaviors (individual differences, interpersonal variables, and organizational variables) are examined and propositions are offered. Moral development theory and expectancy theory are then explored as possible bases for a theory of ethical decision making. Finally, means of improving ethical decision making in firms are explored.
ISSN:1573-0697
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/BF00870549