Title

The Ethical Climate And Context Of Organizations: A Comprehensive Model

Keywords

Affective tone; Ethical behavior; Ethical climate; Ethical context; Ethical efficacy; Ethics; Moral emotion

Abstract

Traditional approaches to understanding the ethical context of organizations often focus on ethical work climate, which 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. © 2012 INFORMS.

Publication Date

12-1-2012

Publication Title

Organization Science

Volume

23

Issue

6

Number of Pages

1767-1780

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.1110.0698

Socpus ID

84872400133 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84872400133

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