The Conceptual Model of Personal Moral Philosophy (PMP) and Ethical Decision Making (EDM)

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to develop a conceptual model to examine the two dimensions of personal moral philosophy (Idealism and Relativism) and its influences on the Ethical Decision Making. The study use the Forsyth's Taxonomy of Personal Moral Philosophy and the Rest's Ethical Decision Making Model serves as the starting points to develop the conceptual model. Two dimensions of personal moral philosophy and 4 main components of Ethical Decision Making were used to construct the model from the extensive literature. The developed model will provide the base for assessing the level of Ethical Decision Making by studying the influences of the level of PMP. This finding further the insight of the understanding of the philosophical and ethical analysis of managerial dilemmas. The model ISSN 1941-899X 2011 www.macrothink.org/jmr 2 provides an insightful for the analysis of personal moral philosophy on Ethical Decision Making. The model examines the independent influences of personal moral philosophy on Ethical Decision Making and treats Ethical Decision Making as dependent variables. Given that Ethical Decision Making are often detrimental to organizational functional efficiency, it is appropriate for the management to have better understanding to diagnose effects of the personal moral philosophy on the Ethical Decision Making. For this analysis, this model will prove valuable. Journal of Management Research

Intensidade moral e tomada de decisão: Estudo aplicado a estudantes do ensino superior em Gestão

“…Estes resultados contrariam os resultados de estudos anteriores (Chan et al, 2011;Forsyth, 1980Forsyth, , 1992Musbah et al, 2016). De notar que Musbah et al (2016) salientam que o idealismo foi considerado como a variável individual com mais influência na predição das três etapas do modelo de tomada de decisão ética de Rest (1986) nos contabilistas.…”

“…Estudos anteriores têm demonstrado que a ideologia ética dos indivíduos afeta os seus processos de decisão, nomeadamente nas questões éticas e sociais na dimensão empresarial (vide Chan et al, 2011).…”

“…Neste contexto, os dilemas éticos com os quais os decisores têm de lidar têm vindo a aumentar (Chan, Othman & Joned, 2011). Por exemplo, informação não verdadeira e enganosa pode prejudicar os clientes, empregados, acionistas, bem como todos os que direta ou indiretamente se relacionam com as empresas, interferir no seu valor e prejudicar a sua imagem (Lashley, 2016).…”

Pengaruh Kode Etik Profesional Persepsian, Filosofi Moral Pribadi, dan Budaya terhadap Kesadaran Etis Auditor Internal di Indonesia

“…Dalam membuat keputusan etis, moral idealisme menggunakan kriteria idealis daripada praktis; mereka yang memiliki idealisme tinggi percaya bahwa hasil yang dicapai dengan merugikan orang lain merupakan perbuatan buruk dan harus dihindari (Swaidan, Rawwas, dan Al-Khatib 2004). Sedangkan seseorang yang sangat relativistik akan meyakini bahwa kode etik universal atau prinsip moral tidak penting ketika membuat penilaian etis, karena dia harus mempertimbangkan faktor kontekstual (C. L. M. Chan 2011). Elias (2002) Individu dari budaya yang berbeda memproses informasi secara berbeda (Armstrong 1996).…”

Personal Moral Philosophy of Undergraduates towards Academic Dishonesty

“…Forsyth (1980) explained that PMP contains the distinctive elements produced by previous experiences in confronting ethical dilemmas (Chan, Othman and Joned, 2011). The definition of PMP is further enhance by Henle, et a (2005: 219) as an ethics system serves as ethical guidelines in making ethical judgmental decision.…”