Impact of emotional intelligence and other factors on perception of ethical behavior of peers

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 539-546

  Joseph, Jacob ^a   Berry, Kevin ^a   Deshpande, Satish P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional intelligence; Ethical behavior; Ethical conduct

Indexed keywords

EID: 82955209583     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-0015-7     Document Type: Article

References (35)

1. Andreoli, N. and J. Lefkowitz: 2008, 'Individual and Organizational Antecedents of Misconduct in Organizations', Journal of Business Ethics, Retrieved on June 23rd, 2008 through http://www.springerlink.com/content/e1u286241t084402/.
2. Bandura, A.: 1977, Social Learning Theory (Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Englewood Cliffs, NJ).
3. Bernardi, R. A., R. L. Metzger, R. G. Scofield Bruno, M. A. Wade Hoogkamp, L. E. Reyes and G. H. Barnaby: 2004, 'Examining the Decision Process of Students' Cheating Behavior: An Empirical Study', Journal of Business Ethics 50(4), 397-414. doi:10.1023/B:BUSI.0000025039.47788.c2.
4. Borkowski, S. C. and Y. J. Ugras: 1998, 'Business Students and Ethics: A Meta-Analysis', Journal of Business Ethics 17(11), 1117-1127. doi:10.1023/A:10057487 25174.
5. Cherniss, C., M. Extein, D. Goleman and R. Weissberg: 2006, 'Emotional Intelligence: What Does the Research Really Indicate?', Educational Psychologist 41(4), 239-245. doi:10.1207/s15326985ep4104_4.
6. Cole, B. and D. Smith: 1996, 'Perception of Business Ethics: Students Versus Business People', Journal of Business Ethics 15, 889-896. doi:10.1007/BF00381856.
7. Davies, M., L. Stankov and R. D. Roberts: 1998, 'Emotional Intelligence: In Search of an Exclusive Construct', Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 75, 989-1015. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.75.4.989.
8. Deshpande, S. P. and J. Joseph: 2008, 'The Impact of Ethical Values and Perceptions of Ethical Conduct on Counterproductive Behavior of Future Managers', Advances in Competitiveness Research (in press).
9. Deshpande, S. P., J. Joseph and R. Prasad: 2006, 'Factors Impacting Ethical Behavior in Hospitals', Journal of Business Ethics 69, 207-216. doi:10.1007/s10551-006-9086-5.
10. Ethics Resource Center: 2008a, 'Performance Reviews Often Skip Ethics, HR Professionals Say', Retrieved on June 23rd, 2008 through http://ethics.org/abouterc/press-releases.asp.
11. Ethics Resource Center: 2008b, 'Governments at All Levels Show High Rates of Misconduct; "Next Enron"Could Be in Public Sector', Retrieved June 23rd, 2008 through http://www.ethics.org/about-erc/pressreleases. asp.
12. Ferrell, O. C. and L. G. Gresham: 1985, 'A Contingency Framework for Understanding Ethical Decision Making in Marketing', Journal of Marketing 49(Summer), 87-96. doi:10.2307/1251618.
13. Goleman, D.: 2006, Social Intelligence (Bantam Books, New York).
14. Harned, P. J.: 2008, 'Your Online Resource for a Broad Range of Organizational Ethics and Character Development Issues', Retrieved June 23rd, 2008 through http://www.ethics.org/ethics-today/0408/pat-column.asp.
15. Jackson, T.: 2001, 'Cultural Values and Management Ethics: A 10-Nation Study', Human Relations 54, 1267-1302.
16. Kidwell, R. E. and S. R. Valentine: 2008, 'Positive Group Context, Work Attitudes, and Organizational Misbehavior: The Case of Withholding Job Effort', Journal of Business Ethics. Published Online 4 June, 2008.
17. Klein, H. A., N. M. Levengurg, M. McKendall and W. Mothersell: 2007, 'Cheating During the College Years: How Do Business School Students Compare?', Journal of Business Ethics 72, 197-206. doi:10.1007/s10551-006-9165-7.
18. Law, K., C. Wong and L. Song: 2004, 'The Construct and Criterion Validity of Emotional Intelligence and Its Potential Utility for Management Studies', The Journal of Applied Psychology 89(3), 483-496. doi:10.1037/0021-9010.89.3.483.
19. Lawson, R. A.: 2004, 'Is Classroom Cheating Related to Business Students' Propensity to Cheat in the "Real World"?', Journal of Business Ethics 49, 189-199. doi:10.1023/B:BUSI.0000015784.34148.cb.
20. Loe, T., L. Ferrell and P. Mansfield: 2000, 'A Review of Empirical Studies Assessing Ethical Decision Making in Business', Journal of Business Ethics 25, 185-204. doi:10.1023/A:1006083612239.
21. Lowry, D.: 2003, 'An Investigation of Student Moral Awareness and Associated Factors in Two Cohorts of an Undergraduate Business Degree in a British University: Implications for Business Ethics Curriculum Design', Journal of Business Ethics 48, 7-19. doi: 10.1023/B:BUSI.0000004383.81450.96.
22. Mathieson, K. and C. Tyler: 2008, "'We Don't Need No Stinking Ethics": The Struggle Continues', Journal of College & Character 9(4), 1-12.
23. Mesmer-Magnus, J., C. Viswesvaran, J. Joseph and S. S. Deshpande: 2008, 'The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Integrity and Ethics Perceptions', in W. Zerbe, N. Ashkansky and C. Hartel (eds.), Research on Emotions in Organizations: Emotions, Ethics, and Decision-Making, Vol. 4 (Quorum Books/Greenwood Publishing Group, Westport, CT).
24. Mitroff, I. I.: 2004, 'An Open Letter to the Deans and Faculties of American Business Schools', Journal of Business Ethics 54(7), 185-189.
25. Ng, K., C. Wang, C. Zalaquett and N. Bodenhorn: 2007, 'A confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale in a Sample of International College Students', International Journal for the Advancement of Counseling, 173-185. doi:10.1007/s10447-007-9037-6.
26. Nonis, S. and C. O. Swift: 2001, 'An Examination of the Relationship Between Academic Dishonesty and Workplace Dishonesty: A Multicampus Investigation', Journal of Education for Business, 69-76.
27. O'Fallon, M. J. and K. D. Butterfield: 2005, 'A Review of the Empirical Ethical Decision-Making Literature: 1996-2003', Journal of Business Ethics 59, 375-413. doi:10.1007/s10551-005-2929-7.
28. Randall, D. M. and M. F. Fernandes: 1991, 'The Social Desirability Response Bias in Ethics Research', Journal of Business Ethics 10, 805-817. doi:10.1007/BF0038 3696.
29. Sachdev, A.: 2008, 'Mortgage Mess Becomes Prime Territory for Law Firms', Retrieved on May 28, 2008 through www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-tuelaw-notebookmar11,1,968395.story.
30. Sims, R. L.: 1993, 'The Relationship Between Academic Dishonesty and Unethical Business Practices', Journal of Education for Business 68(4), 207-212.
31. Van Rooy, D. and C. Viswesvaran: 2004, 'Emotional Intelligence: A Meta-Analytic Investigation of Predictive Validity and Nomological Net', Journal of Vocational Behavior 65, 71-95. doi:10.1016/S0001-8791(03)00076-9.
32. Vardi, Y.: 2001, 'The Effects of Organizational and Ethical Climates on Misconduct at Work', Journal of Business Ethics 29, 325-337. doi:10.1023/A:1010710 022834.
33. Verschoor, C. C.: 2003, 'Is Ethics Education of Future Business Leaders Adequate?', Strategic Finance 85, 20-21.
34. Viswesvaran, C., S. P. Deshpande and J. Joseph: 2000, 'Are Ethical Perceptions of Various Practices Affected by Workplace Dependencies?', Journal of Applied Social Psychology 30, 2050-2057. doi:10.1111/j.1559-1816. 2000.tb02423.x.
35. Wulfson, M.: 2001, 'The Ethics of Corporate Social Responsibility and Philanthropic Ventures', Journal of Business Ethics 29, 135-145. doi:10.1023/A:1006459 329221.