Research Note and Review of the Empirical Ethical Decision-Making Literature: Boundary Conditions and Extensions

Lehnert, Kevin; Park, Yung-Hwal; Singh, Nitish

doi:10.1007/s10551-014-2147-2

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“…Many studies have empirically validated the ethical decision making model that Jones, Rest, Trevino, and others (Jones, 1991;Rest, 1986;Trevino, 1986) propose (Lehnert, Park, & Singh, 2014;Loe, Ferrell, & Mansfield, 2000;O'Fallon & Butterfield, 2005). Across many contexts, one's recognizing that an issue is morally charged positively impacts how one judges the issue.…”

Section: Hypotheses Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrating the Expanded Task-technology Fit Theory and the Technology Acceptance Model: A Multi-wave Empirical Analysis

Drake¹,

Hall²,

Becton³

et al. 2023

THCI

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Abstract:For human resource (HR) departments, screening job applicants is an integral role in acquiring talent. Many HR departments have begun to turn to social networks to better understand job candidates' character. Using social networks as a screening tool might provide insights not readily available from resumes or initial interviews. However, requiring access to an applicants' social networks and the private activities occurring therein-a practice currently legal in 29 U.S. states (Deschenaux, 2015)-could induce strong moral reactions from the job candidates because of a perceived loss of information privacy. Subsequently, such disclosure requests could induce job candidates to respond in a multitude of ways to protect their privacy. Given that an estimated 2.55 billion individuals will use social media worldwide by 2017 (eMarketer, 2013), the repercussions from requests for access social media environments have potentially far-reaching effects. In this research, we examine how one such disclosure request impacted six information privacy protective responses (IPPRs) (Son & Kim, 2008) based on the job candidates' perceived moral judgment and the perceived moral intensity of the HR disclosure request. These responses occurred when we asked respondents to provide personal login information during a hypothetical interview. By modeling data derived from a sample of 250 participants in PLS-SEM, we found that the five IPPRs (i.e., refusal, negative word of mouth, complaining to friends, complaining to the company, and complaining to third parties) were all significant responses when one judged the request to be immoral and perceived the moral intensity concept of immediate harm. The amount of variance explained by these five IPPRs ranged from 17.7 percent to 38.7 percent, which indicates a solid initial foundation from which future research can expand on this HR issue. Implications for academia and practice are discussed.

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Integrating the Expanded Task-technology Fit Theory and the Technology Acceptance Model: A Multi-wave Empirical Analysis

Drake¹,

Hall²,

Becton³

et al. 2023

THCI

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“…The literature is extensive on the topic of decision-making (Craft, 2013;Ford & Richardson, 1994;Lehnert et al, 2014;Loe et al, 2000;O'Fallon & Butterfield, 2005), and the authors who specifically identify the conditioning factors predominantly consider that these factors can be divided into two categories: individual factors and organisational factors. Ford and Richardson (1994) define the first category as the factors associated with the decision maker and the second as the situations in which the decision maker makes a decision.…”

Section: Literature Review and Hypotheses Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Individual factors, according to Craft (2013), have received increased attention from researchers, and Lehnert et al (2014) also show that these factors continue to be studied.…”

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“…Considering past reviews (Craft, 2013;Ford & Richardson, 1994;Lehnert et al, 2014;Loe et al, 2000;O'Fallon & Butterfield, 2005), we decided to consider only individual factors. Amongst these, we have chosen age, gender, and professional experience.…”

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“…These scandals and examples of unethical behaviour have increased the attention of academics, professionals, and many others to reflect on the accountants' ethical decisionmaking skills and address individual, situational, and/or organisational factors that influence the ethical decision-making process (Craft, 2013;Ford & Richardson, 1994;Lehnert, Park, & Singh, 2014;Loe, Ferrell, & Mansfield, 2000;O'Fallon & Butterfield, 2005).…”

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Research Note and Review of the Empirical Ethical Decision-Making Literature: Boundary Conditions and Extensions

Cited by 197 publications

References 164 publications

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