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

    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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