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Moral Reasoning in Groups: Leaders Make a Difference
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In this paper, a program of research on how groups reason about moral dilemmas, and presents data from two studies, is presented, where discussions of 21 four-member groups were tape recorded, coded, and analyzed to identify the factors that affected group performance.Abstract:
This article reviews a program of research on how groups reason about moral dilemmas, and presents data from two studies. In the first study, discussions of 21 four-member groups were tape recorded, coded, and analyzed to identify the factors that affected group performance. The data indicated that a group's moral reasoning level (as measured by Rest's Defining Issues Test) seemed to depend on whether more principled reasoning members took a task leadership role. The second study attempted to manipulate the leadership variable by assigning the task leadership role to individuals who reasoned at more vs. less principled levels. Results indicated that the reasoning level of the assigned leader impacted group performance while individual performance overall on a subsequent moral reasoning task benefitted from the group experience. The extent of the individual change was influenced by subjects' initial reasoning level. Implications for management are discussed.read more
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In a Different Voice. Psychological Theory and Women’s Development. Cambridge, MA (Harvard University Press) 1982.
Abstract: Introduction 1. Woman's Place in Man's Life Cycle 2. Images of Relationship 3. Concepts of Self and Morality 4. Crisis and Transition 5. Women's Rights and Women's Judgment 6. Visions of Maturity References Index of Study Participants General Index
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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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Ethics, character, and authentic transformational leadership behavior
Bernard M. Bass,Paul Steidlmeier +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that to be truly transformational, leadership must be grounded in moral foundations, and the moral character of the leaders and their concerns for self and others.
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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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Moral Reasoning and Business Ethics: Implications for Research, Education, and Management
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors review Kohlberg's (Stage and sequence: The cognitive-developmental approach to socialization) theory of cognitive moral development, highlighting moral reasoning research relevant to the business ethics domain.
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Social learning theory
TL;DR: In this article, an exploración de the avances contemporaneos en la teoria del aprendizaje social, con especial enfasis en los importantes roles que cumplen los procesos cognitivos, indirectos, and autoregulatorios.
In a Different Voice. Psychological Theory and Women’s Development. Cambridge, MA (Harvard University Press) 1982.
Abstract: Introduction 1. Woman's Place in Man's Life Cycle 2. Images of Relationship 3. Concepts of Self and Morality 4. Crisis and Transition 5. Women's Rights and Women's Judgment 6. Visions of Maturity References Index of Study Participants General Index
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The Moral Judgment of the Child
TL;DR: The Moral Judgment of the Child by Jean Piaget as mentioned in this paper chronicles the evolution of children's moral thinking from preschool to adolescence, tracing their concepts of lying, cheating, adult authority, punishment, and responsibility and offering important insights into how they learn -or fail to learn -the difference between right and wrong.
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Moral Development: Advances in Research and Theory
TL;DR: The authors evaluated the Defining Issues Test (DIT) developed by Rest and his coworkers and found that formal education is correlated with moral judgment; there is evidence for Kohlberg's higher stages; moral education programs produce modest gains, and, there are no sex differences.