Strengthening Moral Judgment: A Moral Identity-Based Leverage Strategy in Business Ethics Education

In this study, we examine the relationship between appeal to self-perceptions of moral identity, included in the teaching of ethics, and the strengthening of moral judgment among postgraduate business students. As appeal to moral identity emphasizes personal engagement in the appraisal of an ethical...

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主要作者: Neesham, Cristina (Author)
其他作者: Gu, Jun
格式: 电子 文件
语言:English
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出版: 2015
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2015, 卷: 131, 发布: 3, Pages: 527-534
Further subjects:B Teaching Business Ethics
B Moral Judgment
B Moral Identity
B Moral self-perception
B Ethics education innovation
B Moral Psychology
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总结:In this study, we examine the relationship between appeal to self-perceptions of moral identity, included in the teaching of ethics, and the strengthening of moral judgment among postgraduate business students. As appeal to moral identity emphasizes personal engagement in the appraisal of an ethically charged situation, it addresses critiques of abstract rule application and principle transfer leveled at traditional business ethics teaching. Eighty-one participants (divided into experimental and control groups) completed a series of reflective writing exercises throughout a twelve-week business ethics unit. Based on an instrument completed at the beginning and end of the education process, our results indicate a positive shift in moral judgement intensity. We, therefore, recommend appeal to moral identity as a leverage strategy to be employed in business ethics education in order to strengthen students’ moral judgment.
ISSN:1573-0697
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10551-014-2483-2