| Moral awareness and ethical predispositions: investigating the role of individual differences in the recognition of moral issues. | |
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PMID: 16435953 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The impact of the role of individual ethical predispositions, preferences for utilitarian and formalistic ideals, on managerial moral awareness was examined in 2 studies. Results suggested that a manager's ethical predispositions influence his or her responses to the characteristics of the moral issue. Both utilitarianism and formalism shaped moral awareness, but formalism demonstrated a greater capacity to do so in that formalists recognized both harm and the violation of a behavioral norm as indicators of the moral issue, whereas utilitarians responded only to harm. These findings provide support for the basic arguments underlying theories of moral development and offer several implications for the study and practice of moral awareness in organizations. |
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Authors:
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Scott J Reynolds |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of applied psychology Volume: 91 ISSN: 0021-9010 ISO Abbreviation: J Appl Psychol Publication Date: 2006 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-01-26 Completed Date: 2006-04-14 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0222526 Medline TA: J Appl Psychol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 233-43 Citation Subset: IM |
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(c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Department of Management and Organization, University of Washington Business School, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. heyscott@u.washington.edu |
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Adult Attitude* Awareness* Ethics, Professional* Humans Morals* |
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