Cognitive Moral Development and Its Relevance in Establishing Moral Integrity in Organization

Wisesa, Anggara

doi:10.11113/sh.v8n1-2.832

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“…It explains why two persons can have different views and attitudes toward one similar object of value. It also explains why two different persons can have different motivations, even if the action they conduct is similar (Wisesa 2016b). This motivation is what propels a decision to become an action (Rest 1986), and encourages a person to perform certain actions or behavior (Spector 2006).…”

Section: The Mental Process Behind Ethical Actionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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University Students’ Value Orientation Toward Integrity Behind Their Decision To Cheat Or Not Cheat In Exams

Wisesa¹,

Pringgabayu²,

Pritasari³

et al. 2019

GADJAH MADA INT. J. BUS.

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Organizational values characterize every activity, including the behavior of the members of an organization, and their decision-making. However, there are moments in which the members of the organization violate the values, even though they know they should not. It also happens to university students. This fact brings us to reflect on how the values are interpreted in value orientation. By employing the phenomenological method using Kohlberg’s constructivist theory of moral development stages, this study explored the value orientation towards integrity in business school students’ decisions to cheat or not. The result indicates that even for students who face the same decision to cheat or not, their decision is affected by how they understand the value of integrity, which depends on their value orientation and their cognitive moral development. Most respondents had a mindset of egoistic value orientation, which is more concerned with the benefits and payback when making a decision. Most cases happened without there being a prior decision to cheat; the decision is made at the time of the exam by considering the emerging internal or external situational factors.

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Section: The Mental Process Behind Ethical Actionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Value orientation defines how a value is seen as a value in a person's value system (Wisesa 2016b). Value orientation brings a person to the awareness of what is good in an object (or action); a condition that determines whether an object is good to be pursued (as a value).…”

Section: Cognitive Moral Development and Value Orientationmentioning

confidence: 99%