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Strengthening Moral Judgment: A Moral Identity-Based Leverage Strategy in Business Ethics Education

verfasst von: Cristina Neesham, Jun Gu

Erschienen in: Journal of Business Ethics | Ausgabe 3/2015

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In this study, we examine the relationship between appeal to self-perceptions of moral identity, included in the teaching of ethics, and the strengthening of moral judgment among postgraduate business students. As appeal to moral identity emphasizes personal engagement in the appraisal of an ethically charged situation, it addresses critiques of abstract rule application and principle transfer leveled at traditional business ethics teaching. Eighty-one participants (divided into experimental and control groups) completed a series of reflective writing exercises throughout a twelve-week business ethics unit. Based on an instrument completed at the beginning and end of the education process, our results indicate a positive shift in moral judgement intensity. We, therefore, recommend appeal to moral identity as a leverage strategy to be employed in business ethics education in order to strengthen students’ moral judgment.

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Titel: Strengthening Moral Judgment: A Moral Identity-Based Leverage Strategy in Business Ethics Education
verfasst von: Cristina Neesham
Jun Gu
Publikationsdatum: 25.11.2014
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in: Journal of Business Ethics / Ausgabe 3/2015
Print ISSN: 0167-4544
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-0697
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-014-2483-2

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