Categorising person-based ethical constructs using a framework of cognitive skills, moral volition, and personal values
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2012
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Harris, H.
Fein, E.
Kim, K.
Hobson, E.
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Schwartz, M.
Harris, H.
Harris, H.
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Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations, 2012; 2:97-112
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In this chapter, we propose and discuss a framework to organise some of the individual difference constructs which have appeared consistently in the business ethics literature. Although many constructs have appeared in both conceptual and empirical work in the major business ethics journals, there has been little effort to categorise such constructs in accord with recognised frameworks. In our work, we rely on the industrial/organisational psychology literature to provide a starting point for categorising individual differences. Using the business ethics literature, we then develop a framework composed of three broad categories: cognitive skills, moral volition and personal values. We then provide examples within each category of the framework, and map these examples onto subcategories under each of the major categories. Finally, we organise the complete framework into a comprehensive table and we discuss several implications that may inform future research.
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Copyright 2012 by Emerald Group Publishing Limited