Individual Difference Variables, Ethical Judgments, and Ethical Behavioral Intentions

This study examined the relationship between the individual difference variables of personal moral philosophy, locus of control, Machiavellianism, and just world beliefs and ethical judgments and behavioral intentions. A sample of 602 marketing practitioners participated in the study. Structural equ...

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Published in:Business ethics quarterly 1999-04, Vol.9 (2), p.183-205
Main Authors: Bass, Kenneth, Barnett, Tim, Brown, Gene
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business ethics
Decision making
Differences
Ethical behavior
Ethics
Hypotheses
Idealism
Locus of control
Machiavellianism
Marketing
Moral judgment
Moral relativism
Morality
Organizational behavior
Philosophy
Relativism
Social ethics
Structural equation modeling
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Summary:This study examined the relationship between the individual difference variables of personal moral philosophy, locus of control, Machiavellianism, and just world beliefs and ethical judgments and behavioral intentions. A sample of 602 marketing practitioners participated in the study. Structural equation modeling was used to test hypothesized relationships. The results either fully or partially supported hypothesized direct effects for idealism, relativism, and Machiavellianism. Findings also suggested that Machiavellianism mediated the relationship between individual difference variables and ethical judgments/behavioral intentions.
ISSN:1052-150X
2153-3326
DOI:10.2307/3857471