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Ethical Decision Making by Individuals in Organizations: An Issue-Contingent Model
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In this article, an issue-contingent model containing a new set of variables called moral intensity was proposed, and the authors argue that moral intensity influences every component of moral decision making and behavior.Abstract:
Existing theoretical models of individual ethical decision making in organizations place little or no emphasis on characteristics of the ethical issue itself. This article (a) proposes an issue-contingent model containing a new set of variables called moral intensity; (b) using concepts, theory, and evidence derived largely from social psychology, argues that moral intensity influences every component of moral decision making and behavior; (c) offers four research propositions: and (d) discusses implications of the theory.read more
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Toward a Theory of Stakeholder Identification and Salience: Defining the Principle of who and What Really Counts
TL;DR: In this paper, a theory of stakeholder identification and saliency based on stakeholders possessing one or more of three relationship attributes (power, legitimacy, and urgency) is proposed, and a typology of stakeholders, propositions concerning their saliency to managers of the firm, and research and management implications.
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Ethical leadership: A social learning perspective for construct development and testing
TL;DR: In this paper, social learning theory is used as a theoretical basis for understanding ethical leadership and a constitutive definition of the ethical leadership construct is proposed. But, little empirical research focuses on an ethical dimension of leadership.
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Ethical leadership: A review and future directions
TL;DR: In this article, a literature review focuses on the emerging construct of ethical leadership and compares this construct with related concepts that share a common concern for a moral dimension of leadership (e.g., spiritual, authentic, and transformational leadership).
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Toward A Unified Conception Of Business Ethics: Integrative Social Contracts Theory
TL;DR: In this article, Alice asked the Cheshire Cat to tell her which way she ought to go from here, and the Cat said that depends a good deal on where you want to get to, and then it doesn't matter which way you go.
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Behavioral Ethics in Organizations: A Review:
TL;DR: The importance of ethical behavior to an organization has never been more apparent, and in recent years researchers have generated a great deal of knowledge about the management of individual ethical behavior in organizations.
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