Ethical Decision Making: Are Men and Women Treated Differently?
This exploratory study finds that ethical choices made by decision makers are influenced by a social factor, the gender of other individuals affected by the decisions. In contrast to Schminke's (1997) study this investigation focuses on ethical decision making and finds that both men and women...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
1998
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| In: |
Teaching business ethics
Year: 1998, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages: 49-69 |
| Further subjects: | B
Exploratory Study
B Decision Maker B Decision Making B Past Study B Social Factor |
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| Summary: | This exploratory study finds that ethical choices made by decision makers are influenced by a social factor, the gender of other individuals affected by the decisions. In contrast to Schminke's (1997) study this investigation focuses on ethical decision making and finds that both men and women are more often charitable to women participants in most situations, although this effect appears to be greater for men. This study contributes to extant literature on ethical decision making by identifying “participant gender” (gender) as a critical influence on ethical choices. “Respondent sex” (sex) effects are also found in some situations. In response to Robertson's (1993) call, several methodological improvements on past studies are made, and behavioral intentions as indicants of future ethical behaviors, rather than ethical attitudes, are employed. Managerial implications are drawn and suggestions for future research are made. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-1944 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Teaching business ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1023/A:1009785428679 |