Does Job Function Influence Ethical Reasoning? An Adapted Wason Task Application

Wasieleski, David M.; Weber, James

doi:10.1007/s10551-008-9938-2

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“…Future research could study these for deeper insight into SSCM and DT. Papers from this group that show high relevance include Robertson and Crittenden (2003), Ojala and Hallikas (2006), Wasieleski and Weber (2008), Lozano andHuisingh (2011) andWebb (2012).…”

Section: Limitations and Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Decision theory in sustainable supply chain management: a literature review

Alexander

Walker

Naim

2014

Supply Chain Management: An International Journal

115

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Purpose – This study aims to aid theory building, the use of decision theory (DT) concepts in sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) research is examined. Design/methodology/approach – An abductive approach considers two DT concepts, Snowden’s Cynefin framework for sense-making and Keeney’s value-focussed decision analysis, in a systematic literature review of 160 peer-reviewed papers in English. Findings – Around 60 per cent of the papers on decision-making in SSCM come from operational research (OR), which makes explicit use of DT. These are almost all normative and rationalist and focussed on structured decision contexts. Some exceptions seek to address unstructured decision contexts via Complex Adaptive Systems or Soft Systems Methodology. Meanwhile, a second set, around 16 per cent, comes from business ethics and are empirical, behavioural decision research. Although this set does not explicitly refer to DT, the empirical evidence here supports Keeney’s value-focussed analysis. Research limitations/implications – There is potential for theory building in SSCM using DT, but the research only addresses SSCM research (including corporate responsibility and ethics) and not DT in SCM or wider sustainable development research. Practical implications – Use of particular decision analysis methods for SSCM may be improved by better understanding different decision contexts. Social implications – The research shows potential synthesis with ethical DT absent from DT and SCM research. Originality/value – Empirical behavioural decision analysis for SSCM is considered alongside normative, rational analysis for the first time. Value-focussed DT appears useful for unstructured decision contexts found in SSCM. Originality/value – Empirical, behavioural decision analysis for SSCM is considered alongside normative rational analysis for the first time. Value-focussed DT appears useful for unstructured decision contexts found in SSCM.

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Section: Limitations and Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Decision theory in sustainable supply chain management: a literature review

Alexander

Walker

Naim

2014

Supply Chain Management: An International Journal

115

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“…Some researchers found significant differences in the ethical orientations among various functional managers (Higgins & Kelleher , Wasieleski & Weber ). Their findings suggest that human resource managers are generally more disapproving of unethical conduct than marketing managers.…”

Section: Moral Reasoning Practices At Different Levels Within An Orgamentioning

confidence: 99%

Intra‐firm transfer of best practices in moral reasoning: a conceptual framework

Kulkarni

Ramamoorthy

2013

Bus Ethics Eur Rev

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In this paper, we develop a conceptual framework of the intra-firm transfer of best practices in moral reasoning by integrating three streams of literature: internal knowledge transfer in strategic management, moral reasoning and epistemology in philosophy and business ethics, and leader-member exchange in human resource management. We propose that characteristics of moral reasoning (nature of moral knowledge, tacitness of moral reasoning and causal ambiguity), source characteristics (moral development of leaders), target characteristics (integrity capacity and moral development of subordinates), leader-member exchange and internal ethical climate influence the transfer of best practices in moral reasoning.

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“…It is no surprise then that lower-level employees have a different perception of an organization's ethics than others in the organization (Trevino et al, 2008). Additionally, the direct financial incentives and transactional nature apparent in many B2C situations support suggestions that those disciplines most directly linked to economic targets (e.g., tips, quotas, and sales targets) are highly disposed for ethical misbehavior (Wasieleski & Weber, 2009). However, academic research on lower-or entry-level customer contact employees is sparse.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Most research, however, on the ethical decision making of employees in organizations has focused on upper-level managers and CEOs (Ferrell & Ferrell, 2010; Wasieleski & Weber, 2009). While this important stream of research has proved insightful, ethics scholars have also recognized and emphasized that there are more low-level employees who face ethical issues and/or dilemmas on a daily basis (Dean et al, 2010).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ethical Dilemmas and Emergent Values Encountered by Working College Students

Bush

Smith

Bush

2013

Journal of Marketing Education

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A large body of pedagogical research exists on developing curricula and ethics training tools to prepare college graduates for entering the workforce. However, many college students are already in the workforce while they attend school. Many of these jobs are entry-level or frontline employee positions in retail or service industries, which can be ripe opportunities for ethical misconduct. However, most research on ethics and employees has focused on upper-level managers and CEOs. Although insightful, ethics scholars contend that there are more low-level employees who face ethical dilemmas on a daily basis. Given the increase of working students and the paucity of research on entry-level job ethics, this study investigates, categorizes, and analyzes ethical dilemmas faced by college students who work while attending school. This article considers ethical decision-making models and corporate ethical values as its conceptual base. A qualitative approach for this study was taken due to the scarcity of research on ethical issues faced by entry-level employees and the call by ethics researchers for qualitative research to explore the complex and psychosocially embedded nature of business ethics. The implications of the emergent ethical issues and values from this study are then discussed for marketing educators.

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Does Job Function Influence Ethical Reasoning? An Adapted Wason Task Application

Abstract: ethical decision making, job function, managerial ethics, social contracts, Wason selection task,

Cited by 8 publications

References 63 publications

Decision theory in sustainable supply chain management: a literature review

Decision theory in sustainable supply chain management: a literature review

Intra‐firm transfer of best practices in moral reasoning: a conceptual framework

Ethical Dilemmas and Emergent Values Encountered by Working College Students

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