Ethical climates and ethical behavior

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dc.contributor.authorWimbush, James C.en
dc.contributor.committeechairShepard, Jon M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMadigan, Robert M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMarkham, Steven E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberScott, K. Dowen
dc.contributor.committeememberWokutch, Richard E.en
dc.contributor.departmentManagementen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:16:21Zen
dc.date.adate2008-07-28en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:16:21Zen
dc.date.issued1991en
dc.date.rdate2008-07-28en
dc.date.sdate2008-07-28en
dc.description.abstractThe relationship between five ethical climates -- caring, service, law and code, independence, and instrumentalism -- and four behaviors -- lying, stealing, failure to follow orders, and being an accomplice to a crime -- was tested in a multi-unit, commissioned sales, organization. Drawing extensively from the work of Victor and Cullen (1987;1988) nine hypotheses were formulated and tested to determine the viability of Victor and Cullen’s ethical climate typology and its relationship to various behaviors and firm performance (profitability and shrinkage). The influence of supervisors on ethical climate and subordinates' ethical behavior was also examined. Four of the five types of climate identified by Victor and Cullen were replicated by factor analysis. At the individual level of analysis, 12 of 20 relationships between the ethical climates and behaviors were statistically significant and in the hypothesized directions. However, none of the predicted relationships between the climates and profitability or shrinkage were supported. Nevertheless, these results provide some initial evidence that there is a linkage between ethical climates and ethical behavior. In addition, supervisors were found to have some influence on subordinates ethical behavior. Implications for future research and practice are provided.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentxvi, 200 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-07282008-134238en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07282008-134238/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/38856en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1991.W569.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 24356488en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1991.W569en
dc.subject.lcshBusiness ethicsen
dc.subject.lcshCorporate cultureen
dc.subject.lcshOrganizational behavior -- Moral and ethical aspectsen
dc.titleEthical climates and ethical behavioren
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineManagementen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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