RT Article
T1 Cynicism as a Fundamental Dimension of Moral Decision-Making: A Scale Development
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 34
IS 2
SP 123
OP 136
A1 Turner, James H.
A1 Valentine, Sean R.
A2 Valentine, Sean R.
LA English
YR 2001
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1785616617
AB Altruism and cynicism are two fundamental algorithms of moral decision-making. This derives from the evolution of cooperative behavior and reciprocal altruism and the need to avoid being taken advantage of. Rushton (1986) developed a self-report scale to measure altruism, however no scale to measure cynicism has been developed for use in ethics research. Following a discussion of reciprocal altruism and cynicism, this article presents an 11-item self-report scale to measure cynicism, developed and validated using a sample of 271 customer-service and sales personnel.
K1 Morality
K1 Ethics
K1 Cynicism
K1 Altruism
DO 10.1023/A:1012268705059