Ethical Ideology and Ethical Judgment regarding Ethical Issues in Business

Differences in ethical ideology are thought to influence individuals' reasoning about moral issues (Forsyth and Nye, 1990; Forsyth, 1992). To date, relatively little research has addressed this proposition in terms of business-related ethical issues. In the present study, four groups, represent...

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Published in:Journal of business ethics 1994-06, Vol.13 (6), p.469-480
Main Authors: Barnett, Tim, Bass, Ken, Brown, Gene
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Business ethics
Decision making
Deontological ethics
Descriptive ethics
Ethical behavior
Ethics
Idealism
Ideology
Individual ethics
Judgement
Judgments
Moral judgment
Moral relativism
Morality
Philosophy
Questionnaires
Relativism
Research ethics
Social research
Studies
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Summary:Differences in ethical ideology are thought to influence individuals' reasoning about moral issues (Forsyth and Nye, 1990; Forsyth, 1992). To date, relatively little research has addressed this proposition in terms of business-related ethical issues. In the present study, four groups, representing four distinct ethical ideologies, were created based on the two dimensions of the Ethical Position Questionnaire (idealism and relativism), as posited by Forsyth (1980). The ethical judgments of individuals regarding several business-related issues varied, depending upon their ethical ideology.
ISSN:0167-4544
1573-0697
DOI:10.1007/bf00881456