Unethical behavior: Context and consequences.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Ruedy, Nicole E.

Contributor:

Schweitzer, Maurice E., advisor.

University of Pennsylvania.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Management.

Ethics.

Psychology.

0384.

0394.

0454.

Penn dissertations--Operations and information management.

Operations and information management--Penn dissertations.

Local Subjects:

Penn dissertations--Operations and information management.

Operations and information management--Penn dissertations.

0384.

0394.

0454.

Physical Description:

101 pages

Contained In:

Dissertation Abstracts International 71-07A.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

Ethical infractions have long been characterized as a failure of the will to overcome the temptation to commit unethical behavior. Here I consider additional theoretical frameworks for understanding unethical behavior. Chapter 1 explores how unethical behavior might result from conflicting codes of conduct, especially relationship-dependent ethical standards. Chapter 2 investigates whether unethical decision making is affected by an individual's level of "mindfulness", or present-centered awareness. Chapter 3 examines whether people sometimes experience psychological rewards as a result of violating an ethical standard. Throughout, I consider what implications these processes might have for attempts to curtail unethical behavior. Taken together, these findings suggest that unethical behavior can result from several different sources, and that models of ethical decision making processes should aim to reflect this complexity.

Notes:

Thesis (Ph.D. in Operations and Information Management) -- University of Pennsylvania, 2010.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 71-07, Section: A, page: .

Adviser: Maurice E. Schweitzer.

Local Notes:

School code: 0175.

ISBN:

9781124062631

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.