Toward an Understanding of Ethical Climate: Its Relationship to Ethical Behavior and Supervisory Influence

In recent years, theoretical and empirical developments in the area of organizational climate has provided the impetus for research concerning ethical climate. According to this latter research, ethical climate is a multi-dimensional construct which is manifested in organizations. Studies, however,...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of business ethics 1994-08, Vol.13 (8), p.637-647
Hauptverfasser: Wimbush, James C., Shepard, Jon M.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:In recent years, theoretical and empirical developments in the area of organizational climate has provided the impetus for research concerning ethical climate. According to this latter research, ethical climate is a multi-dimensional construct which is manifested in organizations. Studies, however, have not focused on the relationship between ethical climate and ethical behavior. Furthermore, an enhanced understanding of the multi-dimensionality of ethical climate will likely advance what we know about organizational climate and culture in general. We propose further examination of ethical climate by: (1) showing the conceptual relationship between ethical climate and ethical (or unethical) behavior in organizations; and (2) examining supervision as one of the principle influences on ethical climate and concomitant subordinate behavior. Finally, we explore the implications for future research on ethical climate.
ISSN:0167-4544
1573-0697
DOI:10.1007/BF00871811