2006
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-006-9086-5
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Factors Impacting Ethical Behavior in Hospitals

Abstract: This study examines factors impacting ethical behavior of 203 hospital employees in Midwestern and Northwestern United States. Ethical behavior of peers had the most significant impact on ethical behavior. Ethical behavior of successful managers, professional education in ethics and sex of the respondents also significantly impacted ethical behavior. Nurses were significantly more ethical than other employees. Race of the respondent did not impact ethical behavior. Overclaiming scales indicated that social des… Show more

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“…Deshpande et al (2006) in a study of 203 hospital employees in Midwestern and Northwestern United States found that ethical behavior of peers had the most significant impact on ethical behavior. These findings are in line with Bandura's Social Learning Theory (Bandura, 1977) which suggests that referent others have a significant impact on the behavior of individuals (O'Fallon and Butterfield, 2005).…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Deshpande et al (2006) in a study of 203 hospital employees in Midwestern and Northwestern United States found that ethical behavior of peers had the most significant impact on ethical behavior. These findings are in line with Bandura's Social Learning Theory (Bandura, 1977) which suggests that referent others have a significant impact on the behavior of individuals (O'Fallon and Butterfield, 2005).…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Likewise, colleagues' dehumanizing behaviors toward patients create a similar impact by generating a negative subculture. A study conducted in the health services sector determined that colleagues and managers' ethical behaviors significantly impact the ethical behaviors of health personnel (Deshpande, Joseph, & Prasad, 2006).…”
Section: Physical Elementsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Robertson (1996) in a study of an old-age psychiatry ward found that nurses are also likely to face more serious consequences of their decisions than physicians when faced with an ethical problem. Deshpande et al (2006) found that nurses were more ethical than other hospital employees. Accordingly, Hypothesis 5: Nurses are more likely to behave ethically than other hospital employees.…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Thus, they are more likely to be taken advantage of by the physicians and other service providers. Recent research has show that education in ethics had a significant impact on ethical behavior of hospital employees (Deshpande et al 2006). While it is true that many medical schools require students to take one ethics course for graduation (Gordon and Parsi, 2002), our results suggest that this may not be enough.…”
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