A Review of The Empirical Ethical Decision-Making Literature: 1996–2003

Michael J. O’Fallon, Kenneth D. Butterfield

Journal of Business Ethics · 2005 · Volume 59 · Issue 4

Abstract

This review summarizes and critiques the empirical ethical decision-making literature from 1996–2003. One hundred and seventy-four articles were published in top business journals during this period. Tables are included that summarize the findings by dependent variable – awareness, judgment, intent, and behavior. We compare this review with past reviews in order to draw conclusions regarding trends in the ethical decision-making literature and to surface directions for future research.

Keywords

Awareness, behavior, decision-making, descriptive ethics, ethical decision-making, intent, judgment, literature review, rest’s model

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