Using the PET Assessment Instrument to Help Students Identify Factors that Could Impede Moral Behavior

We present an instrument developed to explain to students the concept of the personal ethical threshold (PET). The PET represents an individual’s susceptibility to situational pressure in his or her organization that makes moral behavior more personally difficult. Further, the PET varies according t...

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Authors: Comer, Debra R. (Author) ; Vega, Gina (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2008
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2008, Volume: 77, Issue: 2, Pages: 129-145
Further subjects:B situational pressure
B Pedagogy
B moral courage
B ethical decision-making
B Moral Intensity
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