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Moral disengagement at work: a review and research agenda
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posted on 2020-12-01, 00:00 authored by Alexander Newman, Huong Le, Andrea North-SamardzicAndrea North-Samardzic, Michael CohenOriginally conceptualized by Bandura (Person Soc Psychol Rev 3:193–209, 1999) as the process of cognitive restructuring that allows individuals to disassociate with their internal moral standards and behave unethically without feeling distress, moral disengagement has attracted the attention of management researchers in recent years. An increasing body of research has examined the factors which lead people to morally disengage and its related outcomes in the workplace. However, the conceptualization of moral disengagement, how it should be measured, the manner in which it develops, and its influence on work outcomes are areas of continued debate among researchers. In this article, we undertake a systematic review of research on moral disengagement in the workplace and develop a comprehensive research agenda that highlights opportunities for theoretical and empirical advancement of the literature.
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Journal of business ethicsVolume
167Pagination
535 - 570Publisher
SpringerLocation
Dordrecht, The NetherlandsPublisher DOI
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0167-4544eISSN
1573-0697Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2019, Springer Nature B.V.Usage metrics
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Moral disengagementSituational strength theorySocial cognitive theoryTrait activation theoryRole theorySocial SciencesBusinessEthicsBusiness & EconomicsSocial Sciences - Other TopicsETHICAL DECISION-MAKINGUNETHICAL BEHAVIORORGANIZATIONAL IDENTIFICATIONSITUATIONAL STRENGTHBUSINESS ETHICSEGO DEPLETIONSELF-INTERESTLEADERSHIPRESPONSIBILITYINJUSTICE
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