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| Author: | Mudrack, P. E. |
| Title: | The Untapped Relevance of Moral Development Theory in the Study of Business Ethics |
| Journal: | Journal of Business Ethics
2003 : FEB I, VOL. 42:3, p. 225-236 |
| Index terms: | AUTHORITY ETHICS THEORIES |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The construct of cognitive moral development seemingly has powerful practical relevance in many areas of life. Nonetheless, moral reasoning seems of marginal relevance at best in the context of business ethics. The paper considers two largely unrecognized methodological artifacts. The first artifact is an almost total reliance on the P index of the Defining Issues Test (DIT) designed to assess moral development even when this index may be inappropriate in a particular context. A second artifact that seems particularly salient in the context of attitudes toward authority involves a not always appropriate reliance on samples that include respondents whose moral reasoning is uncoupled from their action choices. |
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