Them’s Fightin’ Words: The Effects of Violent Rhetoric on Ethical Decision Making in Business

Business managers regularly employ metaphorical violent rhetoric as a means of motivating their employees to action. While it might be effective to this end, research on violent media suggests that violent rhetoric might have other, less desirable consequences. This study examines how the use of met...

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Authors: Gubler, Joshua R. (Author) ; Kalmoe, Nathan P. (Author) ; Wood, David A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2015
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2015, Volume: 130, Issue: 3, Pages: 705-716
Further subjects:B Decision Making
B Leadership
B Ethics
B Metaphors
B Violent rhetoric
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