Title

Self-Construal and Unethical Behavior

Authors

Authors

I. Cojuharenco; G. Shteynberg; M. Gelfand;M. Schminke

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Bus. Ethics

Keywords

Unethical behavior; Self-construal; Relational self; ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING; INDIVIDUALISM-COLLECTIVISM; ORGANIZATIONAL; JUSTICE; ANTISOCIAL-BEHAVIOR; RELATIONAL SELF; MEDIATION; GENDER; COGNITION; CULTURE; MODELS; Business; Ethics

Abstract

We suggest that understanding unethical behavior in organizations involves understanding how people view themselves and their relationships with others, a concept known as self-construal. Across multiple studies, employing both field and laboratory settings, we examine the impact of three dimensions of self-construal (independent, relational, and collective) on unethical behavior. Our results show that higher levels of relational self-construal relate negatively to unethical behavior. We also find that differences in levels of relational self for men and women mediate gender differences in unethical behavior. We discuss both the theoretical and practical implications of these findings.

Journal Title

Journal of Business Ethics

Volume

109

Issue/Number

4

Publication Date

1-1-2012

Document Type

Article

DOI Link

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10551-011-1139-8

Language

English

First Page

447

Last Page

461

WOS Identifier

WOS:000308649600004

ISSN

0167-4544

Recommended Citation

"Self-Construal and Unethical Behavior" (2012). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 2435.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/2435