U.S. Department of Defense
Date of this Version
2011
Citation
Academy of Management Review Vol. 36, No. 4, 663-685.
Abstract
We set out to address a gap in the management literature by proposing a framework specifying the component capacities organizational actors require to think and act morally. We examine how moral maturation (i.e., moral identity, complexity, and metacognitive ability) and moral conation (i.e., moral courage, efficacy, and owner- ship) enhance an individual's moral cognition and propensity to take ethical action. We offer propositions to guide future research and discuss the implications of the proposed model for management theory and
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http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amr.2010.0128