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| Author: | Forte, A. |
| Title: | Business ethics: A study of the moral reasoning of selected business managers and the influence of organizational ethical climate |
| Journal: | Journal of Business Ethics
2004 : MAY, VOL. 51:2, p. 167-173 |
| Index terms: | Business ethics Organizations Executives Managers USA |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Since manager's (hereafter as: mgrs.) decisions impact organizational (henceforth as: org-l.) goals and org-l. ethical behaviour (here as: e-b.), this research investigated the degree to which there are differences (here as: diffs.) in the moral reasoning ability of business mgrs. of selected industries and whether there are significant diffs. btw. top, middle, and first-line management levels. The study considered three independent variables: reported org-l. ethical climate (here as: e-c.), locus of control, and selected demographic and institutional variables (or: vars). A survey questionnaire was sent to 400 managerial and executive level employees at a random sample of Fortune 500 firms throughout the United States (U.S.) A major finding of this study was the statistically significant relationship (here as: s-s-r-ship.) btw. age and perceived org-l. e-c. types. Another major finding revealed a s-s-r-ship. btw. management levels and org-l. e-c. |
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