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JOURNAL OF LEADERSHIP, ACCOUNTABILITY AND ETHICS
Perceived Corporate Ethics and Individual Ethical Decision Making:
When in Rome, Doing as the Romans Do
Author(s): Sean Valentine, Lynn Godkin, John Vitton
Citation: Sean Valentine, Lynn Godkin, John Vitton, (2012) "Perceived Corporate Ethics and Individual Ethical Decision Making:
When in Rome, Doing as the Romans Do," Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, Vol. 9, Iss. 2, pp. 55 - 67
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to explore the degree to which beliefs about corporate ethics are positively
related to ethical decision making, operationalized as ethical issue recognition, ethical judgment, and
ethical intention. Using a self-report survey containing different ethics measures, information was
collected from over 200 individuals employed in different organizations located the south central United
States. The findings indicated that perceptions of corporate ethical values were positively related to the
different steps of individual ethical reasoning, and that these steps were positively interrelated. Company
leaders should develop organizational ethics to prompt ethical reasoning in employees.
