Cognitive maps assess news viewer ethical sensitivity

Lind, Rebecca Ann; Rarick, David L.

doi:10.1207/s15327728jmme1203_1

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“…Schema mapping has been used successfully to assess other areas of individuals' knowledge structures in organizational research (e.g., Eden, Ackermann, & Cropper, 1992;Markoczy & Goldberg, 1995). This technique has also been used to map ethical schemas of journalists (Lind, Rarick, & Swenson-Lepper, 1997).…”

Section: Operationalizing Moral Maturationmentioning

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Moral Maturation and Moral Conation: A Capacity Approach to Explaining Moral Thought and Action

Hannah

Avolio

May

2011

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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 ownership) 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 practice. quently, our primary motivation for writing this article is to offer a comprehensive and testable theoretical framework to serve as the basis for guiding future research and practice concerning the moral capacities needed to process a moral challenge from recognition to action. We suggest below that there is a need for a new and expanded theory of moral1 development that better explains how individuals consider and act on moral dilemmas and temptations. Yet we realize our position will not be accepted without challenge, since some may believe the "gold standard" already exists in the well-known cognitive development models of

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Section: Operationalizing Moral Maturationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Moral Maturation and Moral Conation: A Capacity Approach to Explaining Moral Thought and Action

Hannah

Avolio

May

2011

AMR

161

266

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“…The method for examining ethical sensitivity in this study was developed by Lind et al, 1997 in order to avoid many of the problems discussed above. Using a funnel type interview, participants were asked to describe what they heard in the scenarios; the interview questions started out asking participants to describe what they heard and ended by asking the participants specifically if they had perceived any ethical issues in the scenarios.…”

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“…In this case, the cognitive maps represent the links the subject makes between the characteristics of ethical sensitivity: situational characteristics, issues, stakeholders, and consequences. For a more in-depth discussion of how Axelrod's work has been adapted to ethical sensitivity see Lind et al, (1997).…”

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Ethical Sensitivity for Organizational Communication Issues: Examining Individual and Organizational Differences

Swenson-Lepper

2005

J Bus Ethics

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This descriptive study discusses cognitive mapping as a technique for analyzing ethical sensitivity, examines whether the method allows comparisons between people, compares the ethical sensitivity levels of participants from three organizations, examines which indicators of ethical sensitivity are most salient to members of specific organizations, and examines whether education level or organizational membership is the best predictor of an individual's ethical sensitivity level. Subjects from three organizations read background information, listened to two audiotaped scenarios containing multiple ethical issues related to organizational communication, responded to focused interview questions, and completed questionnaires. The interviews were taped, transcribed, and analyzed using cognitive mapping techniques. Significant differences in levels of ethical sensitivity were found between the members of the three organizations. However, a hierarchical regression model demonstrated that the difference was likely due to the differences in level of education in each organization. Organizational membership seemed to affect the particular aspects of the scenarios that participants noticed.

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Measuring Sensitivity to Conflicts of Interest: A Preliminary Test of Method

Lind

Swenson-Lepper

2011

Sci Eng Ethics

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This study presents and develops test methods for assessing sensitivity to conflict of interest (COIsen). We are aware of no study assessing COIsen, but note that some popular methods for assessing ethical sensitivity and related constructs (which include COIsen) are flawed in that their presentation of stimulus material to subjects actually guides subjects to attend to ethical (or related) issues. The method tested here was designed to avoid this flaw. Using adaptations of two existing cases, a quota sample of 12 students was interviewed. Our method used funnel-sequenced, open-ended interviews that were audiotaped and transcribed, then subjected to a form of cognitive mapping. These maps revealed the presence of "indicators" of COIsen. We found that COIsen can be measured and that the global COIsen score generated by our method is able to reveal much variation across subjects, making it a worthwhile candidate for further consideration.

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Cognitive maps assess news viewer ethical sensitivity

Cited by 5 publications

References 10 publications

Moral Maturation and Moral Conation: A Capacity Approach to Explaining Moral Thought and Action

Moral Maturation and Moral Conation: A Capacity Approach to Explaining Moral Thought and Action

Ethical Sensitivity for Organizational Communication Issues: Examining Individual and Organizational Differences

Measuring Sensitivity to Conflicts of Interest: A Preliminary Test of Method

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