Chapter 6 - ethical leadership exam 1

Ethical Decision Making

ethical awareness

The ability to perceive whether a situation or decision has an ethical dimension

ethical issue intensity

The relevance or importance of an event or decision in the eyes of the individual, work group, and/or organization

ethical awareness

The ability to perceive whether a situation or decision has an ethical dimension

ethical issue intensity

The relevance or importance of an event or decision in the eyes of the individual, work group, and/or organization

moral intensity

Individuals’ perceptions of social pressure and the harm they believe their decisions will have on others

gender

In ethical decision making, research shows that in many aspects there are no differences between men and women

education

A significant factor in the ethical decision-making process; generally, the more education or work experience people have, the better they are at making ethical decisions

naitonality

The legal relationship between a person and the country in which he or she is born

age

An individual factor that has a complex relationship with business ethics

locus of control

Individual differences in relation to a generalized belief about how one is affected by internal versus external events or reinforcements

external control

Individuals with this locus of control see themselves as going with the flow because that is all they can do

internal control

Individuals with this locus of control believe they control the events in their lives by their own effort and skill; they view themselves as masters of their destinies and trust in their capacity to influence their environment

corporate culture

A set of values, norms, and artifacts, including ways of solving problems that members (employees) of an organization share

ethical culture

reflects the integrity of decisions made and is a function of many factors, including corporate policies, top management’s leadership on ethical issues, the influence of coworkers, and the opportunity for unethical behavior

significant other

Those who have influence in a work group, including peers, managers, coworkers, and subordinates

obedience to authority

A reason employees resolve business ethics issues by simply following the directives of a superior

opportunity

The conditions in an organization that limit or permit ethical or unethical behavior

immediate job context

Where individuals work, whom they work with, and the nature of the work

normative approach

How organizational decision makers should approach an issue

instrumental concern

Focuses on positive outcomes, including firm profitability and benefits to society

institutional theory

Theory that organizations operate according to taken-for-granted institutional norms and rules

veil of ignorance

A thought experiment that examined how individuals would formulate principles if they did not know what their future position in society would be

equality principle

States that each person has basic rights that are compatible to the basic liberties of others

difference principle

States that economic and social equalities or inequalities should be arranged to provide the most benefit to the least-advantaged members of society

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