A Review of Empirical Studies Assessing Ethical Decision Making in Business

This article summarizes the multitude of empirical studies that test ethical decision making in business and suggests additional research necessary to further theory in this area. The studies are categorized and related to current theoretical ethical decision making models. The studies are related t...

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Published inJournal of business ethics Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 185 - 204
Main Authors Loe, Terry W., Ferrell, Linda, Mansfield, Phylis
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Kluwer Academic Publishers 01.06.2000
D. Reidel Pub. Co
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Business ethics
Codes
Corporate culture
Corporate responsibility
Decision making
Decision making models
Decision models
Decision theory
Deontological ethics
Education
Empirical research
Ethical behavior
Ethical codes
Ethical instruction
Ethics
Gender
Marketing
Moral judgment
Morality
Philosophy
Sales management
Studies
Teleological ethics
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Summary:This article summarizes the multitude of empirical studies that test ethical decision making in business and suggests additional research necessary to further theory in this area. The studies are categorized and related to current theoretical ethical decision making models. The studies are related to awareness, individual and organizational factors, intent, and the role of moral intensity in ethical decision making. Summary tables provide a quick reference for the sample, findings, and publication outlet. This review provides insights for understanding organizational ethical decision constructs, where ethical decision making theory currently stands, and provides insights for future empirical work on organizational ethical decision making.
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ISSN:0167-4544
1573-0697
DOI:10.1023/A:1006083612239