A behavioral model of ethical and unethical decision making

The Joint Moderating Impact of Moral Intensity and Moral Judgment on Consumer’s Use Intention of Pirated Software

“…In the process of making ethical decisions, an individual is affected by many factors, such as belief, attitude, moral recognized development, moral philosophy, moral intensity, external environment, and internal individual factors. Those factors cause an aggregated effect on moral judgment, but the effect on different individuals does vary (Bommer et al, 1987). This means that an 364…”

Tomada de decisão de compra de DVDs de filmes piratas: estudo com aplicação de regressão logística

“…No mesmo artigo, os autores mostram a discussão sobre se os aspectos legais devem ser estudados juntos ou separados dos aspectos sociais, pois a pirataria pode ser considerada tolerável se, apesar de não ser eticamente prescrita, é desejável por um grupo social e pela comunidade tecnológica. Com os resultados de suas pesquisas, porém, chegam à conclusão de que estas variáveis devem ser estudadas separadamente, conforme já defendido por Bommer et al (1987). Isso porque analisaram que o aspecto legal possui relação tanto com os aspectos sociais quanto éticos, mas, na mente do consumidor, o aspecto ético tem uma conexão mais forte com o legal do que o social apresenta.…”

Integration of Ethical Values into Activity-Based Budgeting

“…Much of the research, developed on the basis of psychological theories (Kohlberg, 1969), suggests theoretical models containing different phases (Rest, 1986;Trevino, 1986;Ferrell & Gresham, 1985;Hunt & Vitell, 1986;Bommer et al, 1987;Dubinsky & Loken, 1989;Stead, Worrell & Stead, 1990;Jones, 1991). In one of the most famous and frequently cited models, ethical decision-making is composed of four stages: recognizing an ethical issue, making moral judgments, establishing moral intentions and engaging in moral behavior (Rest, 1986).…”

“…In one of the most famous and frequently cited models, ethical decision-making is composed of four stages: recognizing an ethical issue, making moral judgments, establishing moral intentions and engaging in moral behavior (Rest, 1986). The stages in the models are usually supplemented by various individual characteristics and organizational forces that influence decision-making, as for example, ego strength, field dependence and locus of control, immediate job context, organizational culture and characteristics of the work itself (Trevino, 1986), social, government and legal environments, professional and personal environments, individual qualities (Bommer et al, 1987). Other models, based primarily on experience gained in professional practice, propose a variety of steps to identify and resolve ethical dilemmas.…”