Advances in Behavioral Ethics: Moral Consistency, Licensing, Cleansing, and Transgressions

Abstract

As the research on moral self-regulation, or the psychological processes and cognitive biases by which individuals regulate their moral behavior over time, has gained popularity in management and applied psychology over the past two decades, limitations to our understanding of this theoretical framework have become more salient. This symposium is comprised of three presentations that attempt to address several different, but related, issues. More specifically, the presenters will discuss research designed to: (a) address gaps or inconsistencies in moral self-regulation research for organizational behavior and organizational ethics, and (b) examine how the broader social context effects individual’s moral judgements and moral self-regulatory processes over time. The symposium includes both narrative review and model building, as well as experimental designs. The presenters will discuss the potential implications of their findings for management scholars and practitioners. IntraIndividual (Un)Ethical Behavior in Management: A Review and Recommendations for Future Research Presenter: Benjamin G. Perkins; U. of Arizona Presenter: Nathan Philip Podsakoff; U. of Arizona Presenter: David Welsh; Arizona State U. Giving-by-Proxy Triggers Subsequent Charitable Behavior Presenter: Samantha Kassirer; Northwestern Kellogg School of Management Presenter: Jillian Jordan; Northwestern U. Presenter: Maryam Kouchaki; Northwestern Kellogg School of Management Worse to Be First? Victim and Transgressor Perspectives of “Viral” Violations Presenter: Julia A. Langdon; London Business School Presenter: Daniel A. Effron; London Business School