Humanitarian Versus Organizational Morality -- A Survey of Attitudes Concerning Business Ethics Among Managing Directors.

This paper presents the results of an empirical study of attitudes towards ethical questions in business life among managing directors. They study covers more than 240 Swedish firms of all sizes, from different lines of business, and it is based on a solid theoretical framework. It should be seen as a part of the author's effort to develop a model explaining ethical organizational behaviour. Among the most important conclusions of the study is the concept of "corporate moral view". It seems possible to distinguish between "the humanitarian morality" versus "the organizational morality", depending on who's interests the decision maker prefers to take in a moral dilemma. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]