Title

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

Authors

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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