Endorsement of managers following accusations of breaches in confidentiality
Robert Giacalone, Stephen L. Payne, Paul Rosenfeld
Journal of Business Ethics · 1988 · Volume 7 · Issue 8
Abstract
Two related studies focused on the effects that a questionable supervisory conduct has on the endorsement and vulnerability of the supervisor, as well as on judgments of supervisory morality. Male and female undergraduate and graduate business students were asked to read the account of a personnel manager who violates employee confidentiality concerning certain personality test results, but who has had a previous record of increasing or decreasing productivity. The studies revealed varying patterns of leadership endorsement, vulnerability, and judgments of morality following this questionable or unethical conduct as a result of the personnel's manager's record and the subjects' sex.
Keywords
Economic Growth, Unethical Conduct, Personality Test, Business Student, Personnel Manager
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