Investigating moral intensity with the world-wide web: A look at participant reactions and a comparison of methods

Frey, Bernhard F.

doi:10.3758/bf03200811

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“…The 43-item questionnaire was administered online. Although Frey (2000) found negligible variations between answers obtained from an electronic administration of a survey and those obtained from a mail administration of the same survey, compensation was not offered in either case. Therefore, it might be assumed that participation was intrinsically motivated, which may have resulted in more thoughtful and truthful responses.…”

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Lost in cyberspace: ethical decision making in the online environment

McMahon

Cohen

2008

Ethics Inf Technol

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In this study, a 20-item questionnaire was used to elicit undergraduates' (N = 93) ethical judgment and behavioral intention regarding a number of behaviors involving computers and internet usage. Machiavellianism was found to be uncorrelated with both ethical judgment and behavioral intention. Gender was found to be negatively correlated with both ethical judgment and behavioral intention, such that females judged the behaviors as being less ethical than males, and were less likely to engage in the behaviors than males. A disconnect was found between ethical judgment and behavioral intention, for both males and females, such that the ethical judgment mean for a number of issues was significantly lower (towards the ''unethical'' end of the continuum) than the behavioral intention mean (towards the ''more likely to engage in'' end of the continuum). The study raises questions regarding ethical awareness of technology-related issues, and the authors make suggestions for future research.

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Lost in cyberspace: ethical decision making in the online environment

McMahon

Cohen

2008

Ethics Inf Technol

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“…Frey (2000b) found negligible variations between answers obtained from an electronic administration of his survey assessing the effect of moral intensity on ethical judgment and those obtained from a mail administration of the same survey. However, neither of his sample groups was offered compensation for participation.…”

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The Effect of Moral Intensity on Ethical Judgment

2006

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Following an extensive review of the moral intensity literature, this article reports the findings of two studies (one between-subjects, the other within-subject) that examined the effect of manipulated and perceived moral intensity on ethical judgment. In the between-subjects study participants judged actions taken in manipulated high moral intensity scenarios to be more unethical than the same actions taken in manipulated low moral intensity scenarios. Findings were mixed for the effect of perceived moral intensity. Both probable magnitude of consequences (a factor consisting of magnitude of consequences, probability of effect, and temporal immediacy) and social consensus had a significant effect; proximity did not. In the within-subject study manipulated moral intensity had a significant effect on ethical judgment, but perceived moral intensity did not. Regression of ethical judgment on age, gender, major, and the three perceived moral intensity factors was significant between-subjects, but not within-subject. Ethical judgment was found to be a more robust predictor of intention than perceived moral intensity using a within-subject design. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. 2007ethical decision making, ethical judgment, moral intensity,

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“…We assessed moral intensity with a 12-item 6-point Likert-type scale originally developed by Frey (2000a; see Table 4 for the items). Frey’s scale to measure moral intensity has been used frequently over the years (Frey, 2000b; McMahon & Harvey, 2006, 2007; Tillman, Hood, Lawrence, & Kacmar, 2015) and is based on the theoretical foundations of Jones (1991). A higher score indicates higher perceived moral intensity.…”

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Sensemaking in Military Critical Incidents: The Impact of Moral Intensity

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This study explores the relationship between moral intensity and the use of different sensemaking strategies in military critical incidents. First, narratives of military personnel were used in order to select prototypical high/low moral intensity critical incidents. In a follow-up, a scenario study was conducted with active duty military personnel (N = 325) in order to examine the relationship between moral intensity (high versus low) and the use of sensemaking tactics. This study offers three main conclusions. Firstly, the use of sensemaking tactics is strongly tied to the level of moral intensity in the situation. In high intense situations the servicemen draw on previous experiences, prediction of consequences, and help of others in order to recognize and interpret the situation. Less attention goes out to higher level "critical thinking" (i.e., moral awareness, integrating available information, and analyzing personal biases in the decision-making process). Thus, it seems that in these critical incidents the servicemen react without giving room for thorough consideration and deliberation. Secondly, the number of deployments a serviceman experienced influences the perceived seriousness and harmfulness of the situation negatively in low intense situations. Finally, and in line with earlier studies, the results indicate that the concept of moral intensity is formed out of three rather than the six dimensions originally proposed by Jones (1991). The implications of these findings are discussed. Keywords business ethics; ethical decision making (EDM); military; moral intensity; sensemaking When facing ambiguous circumstances or a novel, challenging situation, individuals usually try to figure out what is going on and what the proper response in this situation might be (cf. Weick, Sutcliffe, & Obstfeld, 2005). This cognitive process is labeled "sensemaking" (cf.

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Investigating moral intensity with the world-wide web: A look at participant reactions and a comparison of methods

Cited by 12 publications

References 24 publications

Lost in cyberspace: ethical decision making in the online environment

Lost in cyberspace: ethical decision making in the online environment

The Effect of Moral Intensity on Ethical Judgment

Sensemaking in Military Critical Incidents: The Impact of Moral Intensity

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