Bad Apples in Bad Barrels Revisited: Cognitive Moral Development, Just World Beliefs, Rewards, and Ethical Decision-Making

In this study, we test the interactive effect on ethical decision-making of (1) personal characteristics, and (2) personal expectancies based on perceptions of organizational rewards and punishments. Personal characteristics studied were cognitive moral development and belief in a just world. Using...

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Published in:Business ethics quarterly 2006-10, Vol.16 (4), p.449-473
Main Authors: Ashkanasy, Neal M., Windsor, Carolyn A., Treviño, Linda K.
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Environmental ethics
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Kohlbergs stages of moral development
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Moral judgment
Morality
Motivation
Organizational behavior
Organizational effectiveness
Pragmatic ethics
Punishment
Scandals
Social ethics
Studies
Work environment
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Business studies
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Decision making
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Environmental ethics
Ethical behavior
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Managers
Moral development
Moral judgment
Morality
Motivation
Organizational behavior
Organizational effectiveness
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Scandals
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