Title
The Impact Of Individual Ethics On Reactions To Potentially Invasive Hr Practices
Keywords
Background searches; Drug testing; Electronic monitoring; Ethical orientation; Formalism; Privacy; Utilitarianism
Abstract
In recent years, the practices of work organizations have raised increasing concerns regarding individual privacy at work. It is clear that people expect and value privacy in their personal lives. However, the extent to which privacy perceptions influence individuals' work attitudes is less clear. Research has explored the extent to which employee perceptions of privacy derive from characteristics of the programs themselves. However, there is a paucity of research that examines how the characteristics of the individual employee may influence perceptions of these programs. In this study we seek to shed light on this issue, as we examine how the individual ethical orientation of employees influences perceptions of a variety of human resource programs that have the potential to be perceived as invasive. Results indicate that ethical orientation exerts direct effects on perceived invasiveness of programs and exerts both direct and indirect effects on perceived appropriateness of programs. Implications for research and for managers adopting privacy-related programs are discussed. © 2007 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
Publication Date
10-1-2007
Publication Title
Journal of Business Ethics
Volume
75
Issue
2
Number of Pages
201-214
Document Type
Article
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-006-9247-6
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
34548682604 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/34548682604
STARS Citation
Alder, G. Stoney; Schminke, Marshall; and Noel, Terry W., "The Impact Of Individual Ethics On Reactions To Potentially Invasive Hr Practices" (2007). Scopus Export 2000s. 6351.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2000/6351