Ethical ideology and ethical judgment regarding ethical issues in business

Differences in ethical ideology are thought to influence individuals' reasoning about moral issues (Forsyth and Nye, 1990; Forsyth, 1992). To date, relatively little research has addressed this proposition in terms of business-related ethical issues. In the present study, four groups, represent...

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Authors: Barnett, Tim (Author) ; Bass, Ken (Author) ; Brown, Gene (Author)
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語言:English
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出版: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 1994
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 1994, 卷: 13, 發布: 6, Pages: 469-480
Further subjects:B Ethical Issue
B Ethical Judgment
B Position Questionnaire
B Posit
B Economic Growth
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總結:Differences in ethical ideology are thought to influence individuals' reasoning about moral issues (Forsyth and Nye, 1990; Forsyth, 1992). To date, relatively little research has addressed this proposition in terms of business-related ethical issues. In the present study, four groups, representing four distinct ethical ideologies, were created based on the two dimensions of the Ethical Position Questionnaire (idealism and relativism), as posited by Forsyth (1980). The ethical judgments of individuals regarding several business-related issues varied, depending upon their ethical ideology.
ISSN:1573-0697
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/BF00881456