Points of Reference and Individual Differences As Sources of Bias in Ethical Judgments
The authors demonstrate that ethical judgments can be biased when previous judgments serve as a point of reference against which a current situation is judged. Scenarios describing ethical or unethical sales practices were used in an experiment to prime subjects who subsequently rated the ethics of...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer
1998
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Journal of business ethics
Year: 1998, Volume: 17, Issue: 5, Pages: 517-525 |
Further subjects: | B
Ethical Judgment
B Current Situation B Individual Difference B Contrast Effect B Economic Growth |
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