Normative Self-Interest or Moral Hypocrisy?: The Importance of Context
We re-examine the construct of Moral Hypocrisy from the perspective of normative self-interest. Arguing that some degree of self-interest is culturally acceptable and indeed expected, we postulate that a pattern of behavior is more indicative of moral hypocrisy than a single action. Contrary to prev...
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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
2008
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Journal of business ethics
Année: 2008, Volume: 77, Numéro: 3, Pages: 259-269 |
Sujets non-standardisés: | B
normative self-interest
B situational variance in moral reasoning B Moral hypocrisy |
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Résumé: | We re-examine the construct of Moral Hypocrisy from the perspective of normative self-interest. Arguing that some degree of self-interest is culturally acceptable and indeed expected, we postulate that a pattern of behavior is more indicative of moral hypocrisy than a single action. Contrary to previous findings, our results indicate that a significant majority of subjects (N = 136) exhibited fair behavior, and that ideals of caring and fairness, when measured in context of the scenario, were predictive of those behaviors. Moreover, measures of Individualism/Collectivism appear more predictive of self-interested behavior than out-of-context responses to moral ideals. Implications for research and practice are discussed. |
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ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10551-006-9348-2 |