Title

Self-Construal And Unethical Behavior

Keywords

Relational self; Self-construal; Unethical behavior

Abstract

We suggest that understanding unethical behavior in organizations involves understanding how people view themselves and their relationships with others, a concept known as self-construal. Across multiple studies, employing both field and laboratory settings, we examine the impact of three dimensions of self-construal (independent, relational, and collective) on unethical behavior. Our results show that higher levels of relational self-construal relate negatively to unethical behavior. We also find that differences in levels of relational self for men and women mediate gender differences in unethical behavior. We discuss both the theoretical and practical implications of these findings. © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.

Publication Date

9-1-2012

Publication Title

Journal of Business Ethics

Volume

109

Issue

4

Number of Pages

447-461

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-011-1139-8

Socpus ID

84866279929 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84866279929

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