Moral Intensity, Issue Importance and Ethical Reasoning in Operations Situations

Jul
2012

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Governance Research Digest – July 2012

Summary

The study investigates the relationships among moral intensity, perceived ethical issue importance, and three stages of the ethical reasoning process: recognition of an ethical issue, ethical judgment, and ethical intention. Using an internet-based, self-report survey containing two operations management scenarios and various ethics measures, information was collected from business professionals working for a Midwestern financial services organization.

Key Findings

The hierarchical regression results indicated that some dimensions of moral intensity were positively related to perceived importance of an ethical issue, ethical issue recognition, and ethical judgment.
Perceived importance of an ethical issue was associated with increased ethical issue recognition and ethical judgment.
The steps of ethical reasoning were also positively interrelated.

Author(s)

S. Valentine and D. Hollingworth

Source

Journal of Business Ethics, 108 (4), 509-523

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