Title

Determinants of ethical decision making: The relationship of the perceived organizational environment

Authors

Authors

R. L. Sims;T. L. Keon

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Bus. Ethics

Keywords

business ethics; ethical decision making; ethical dilemma; organizational environment; BUSINESS; BEHAVIOR; MODEL; Business; Ethics

Abstract

This study attempts to help explain the ethical decision making of individual employees by determining how the perceived organizational environment is related to that decision. A self-administered questionnaire design was used for gathering data in this study with a sample size of 245 full-time employees. Perceived supervisor expectation, formal policies, and informal policies were used to assess the expressed ethical decision of the respondents. The findings indicate that the perceived organizational environment is significantly related to the ethical decision of the respondent.

Journal Title

Journal of Business Ethics

Volume

19

Issue/Number

4

Publication Date

1-1-1999

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

393

Last Page

401

WOS Identifier

WOS:000080357600008

ISSN

0167-4544

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