The management of ethical dilemmas by Australian executives: Is what's said and what's done aligned?
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publisher
World Business Institute Australia
School
School of Business and Law
RAS ID
22116
Abstract
Central to the empirical research on ethical-decision making is that moral behaviour is predicated on individuals’ awareness and recognition of a moral issue (Butterfield et al., 2000; Reynolds, 2006). This research explored the management of ethical dilemmas experienced by Australian executives. It compared how executives responded to dilemmas they actually experienced compared to their intended response to a hypothetical vignette presented in semi-structured face-to-face interviews. The findings suggest that there are key differences in how executives respond to their own dilemmas compared to a hypothetical situation. This paper introduces a background to the research, literature review, data collection methods and research methodology. It concludes with a discussion on the research findings and a summary and conclusions.
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Comments
Crews, J. (2016). The management of ethical dilemmas by Australian executives: Is what's said and what's done aligned? In Proceedings of the 2016 Annual Australian Business and Social Science Research Conference (422). Gold Coast, Australia: World Business Institute Australia. Available here