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.
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Organizational behaviorPsychologySociologyManagementPublic relationsBusinessSocial psychologyPolitical scienceEconomics
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- 1991
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- article
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 366-395
- Citations
- 3260
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Thomas M. Jones
(1991).
Ethical Decision Making by Individuals in Organizations: An Issue-Contingent Model.
Academy of Management Review
, 16
(2)
, 366-395.
https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.1991.4278958
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- DOI
- 10.5465/amr.1991.4278958