Ethical decision making in organizations: a person-situation interactionist model

Article Abstract:

A model of individual decision making with regard to ethical issues within the context of an organizational setting is proposed that emphasizes the interaction of two groups of influences on ethical decisions. The first group of influences is the individual variables, which include personal ego strength, field dependence and perceived locus of control. The second group of influences is the situational variables, which include organization structure, influential individuals, the person's respect for authority, responsibility for consequences, role taking, and other pressures. Also considered by the model are the individual's moral development, and the morality context of the job itself. The person-situation interaction model is applied in ethical decision making situations in an attempt to foretell their outcome.

Analysis, Decision-making (Ethics)

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Ethical decision making by individuals in organizations: an issue-contingent model

Article 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. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Business ethics

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The social effects of punishment in organizations: a justice perspective

Article Abstract:

Research on organizational punishment has focused on the effects of punishment on the disciplined subordinate. This article invokes a justice perspective to develop a framework for studying the effects of punishment on observers - other organizational members who take an intrest in a particular punishment event. Research propositions are offered as a guide to further investigations, and implications for management are discussed. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Research, Methods, Human resource management, Political aspects, Management research, Organizational effectiveness, Employee discipline, Industrial organization, Office politics

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