The Ethical Climate and Context of Organizations: A Comprehensive Model

    Authors

    A. Arnaud;M. Schminke

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Organ Sci.

    Keywords

    ethics; ethical context; ethical climate; affective tone; moral emotion; ethical efficacy; ethical behavior; SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY; MORAL JUDGMENT; SELF-ESTEEM; DECISION-MAKING; WORK; EMOTIONS; BEHAVIOR; EMPATHY; IMPACT; CONFLICT; Management

    Abstract

    Traditional approaches to understanding the ethical context of organizations often focus on ethical work climate, which 1 reflects the collective moral reasoning of organization members. However, such approaches overlook other components of the ethical environment that may influence how ethical judgments translate to ethical behavior. This study extends our understanding of the ethical context of organizations by considering how three distinct aspects of that context collective moral reasoning (ethical climate), collective moral emotion, and collective ethical efficacy interact to influence ethical behavior. Results from 117 work units support our hypotheses. Implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.

    Journal Title

    Organization Science

    Volume

    23

    Issue/Number

    6

    Publication Date

    1-1-2012

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    1767

    Last Page

    1780

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000311328400013

    ISSN

    1047-7039

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