The Effects of Proximity and Empathy on Ethical Decision-Making: An Exploratory Investigation

The goals of this research were to (1) explore the direct effects of and interactions between magnitude of consequences and various types of proximity – social, psychological, and physical – on the ethical decision-making process and (2) investigate the influence of empathy on the ethical decision-m...

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Authors: Mencl, Jennifer (Author) ; May, Douglas R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2009
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2009, Volume: 85, Issue: 2, Pages: 201-226
Further subjects:B magnitude of consequences
B Proximity
B moral evaluations
B Empathy
B ethical decision-making process
B Moral Intensity
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