The influence of organizational expectations on ethical decision making conflict

    Authors

    R. L. Sims;T. L. Keon

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Bus. Ethics

    Keywords

    CORPORATE CULTURE; CONGRUENCE; FIT; SATISFACTION; VALUES; COMMITMENT; DIFFERENCE; ADJUSTMENT; Business; Ethics

    Abstract

    This study considers the ethical decision making of individual employees and the influence their perception of organizational expectations has on employee feelings about the decision making process. A self-administered questionnaire design was used for gathering data in this study, with a sample size of 245 full-time employees. The match between the ethical alternative chosen by the respondent and that alternative perceived to be encouraged by his/her organization was found to be significantly related to both feelings of discomfort and feelings of intrapersonal role conflict. Implications for these findings are discussed.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Business Ethics

    Volume

    23

    Issue/Number

    2

    Publication Date

    1-1-2000

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    219

    Last Page

    228

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000083818900007

    ISSN

    0167-4544

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