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Scalpels not machetes : a call for the use of precision tools in ethics research
- Source :
- Business Ethics, Business Ethics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2019, 978-1-78973-684-7
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- HAL CCSD, 2019.
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Abstract
- Drawing on Bandwidth Fidelity Theory (Cronbach, 1970; Cronbach & Gleser, 1965), this chapter argues for more specificity with regard to conceptualizing and measuring variables in the field of behavioral ethics. We provide an example of how this might be accomplished, by building on recent work on organizational support that emphasizes more specific facets of perceived organizational support (POS). We introduce the concept of perceived organizational support for ethics (POS-E) and test its predictive power on a sample of 4,315 employees from manufacturing and technology firms. We find support for our assertions that ethics-specific support is a better predictor of ethics-related outcomes (e.g., pressure to violate ethical standards, preparedness to handle ethical violations) and general support (POS) is a better predictor of more general organizational outcomes (i.e., job satisfaction). Theoretical and practical implications of these results and the importance of moving toward more specific versus general constructs in the field of behavioral ethics are discussed.
- Subjects :
- Research ethics
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05 social sciences
Applied psychology
Fidelity
[SHS.ECO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and Finance
Cronbach's alpha
Preparedness
0502 economics and business
Predictive power
[SHS.GESTION]Humanities and Social Sciences/Business administration
050211 marketing
Job satisfaction
Behavioral ethics
Psychology
[SHS.ECO] Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and Finance
[SHS.GESTION] Humanities and Social Sciences/Business administration
Perceived organizational support
050203 business & management
ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS
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Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISBN :
- 978-1-78973-684-7
- ISBNs :
- 9781789736847
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Business Ethics, Business Ethics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2019, 978-1-78973-684-7
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....f22926dc74b648a043e2b3840556eb1c