The impact of gender and setting on perceptions of others' ethics

    Authors

    M. Schminke; M. L. Ambrose;J. A. Miles

    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Sex Roles

    Keywords

    business ethics; ethical perceptions; formalism; gender; utilitarianism; REQUISITE MANAGEMENT CHARACTERISTICS; SEX ROLE STEREOTYPES; BUSINESS; ETHICS; DECISION-MAKING; EVERYONE ELSE; WORK BEHAVIOR; WOMEN; FRAMEWORKS; MEN; ATTITUDES; Psychology, Developmental; Psychology, Social; Women's Studies

    Abstract

    In this article we explore how differences in gender and setting affect individuals' perceptions of others' ethics. We examine 4 hypotheses: first, that men would be perceived as more utilitarian in their ethics and women would be perceived as more formalist; second, individuals would be perceived to be more utilitarian in work settings than in nonwork settings; third, women would be more accurate in their perceptions of others' ethics; fourth, both men and women would be more accurate in their perceptions of women's ethics. Results strongly support the first, refute the second, modestly support the third, and support the fourth. Overall, the data suggest that men and women share very similar perceptions of own-gender and other-gender ethics. However, these shared perceptions are often quite inaccurate.

    Journal Title

    Sex Roles

    Volume

    48

    Issue/Number

    7-8

    Publication Date

    1-1-2003

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    361

    Last Page

    375

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000181753500007

    ISSN

    0360-0025

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