Distal and proximal influences on the use of business and moral frames in responsible decisions
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serval:BIB_DBB45F05C1DA
Type
Inproceedings: an article in a conference proceedings.
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Publications
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Title
Distal and proximal influences on the use of business and moral frames in responsible decisions
Title of the conference
Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Publication state
Published
Issued date
08/2012
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Language
english
Abstract
We empirically contribute to the debate on business education in building on a decision frame perspective of decision making in corporate responsibility settings. Business schools have been accused to teach amoral theories, leading their students to behave less morally and engendering corporate responsibility scandals. Research has also pointed toward self-selection: business students would differ from non-business students before entering business school. We examine the role of socioeconomic status, core self-evaluations in this regard. Further, we investigate the belief in a free market as a distal influence triggering a business frame, and moral intensity as a proximal influence triggering a moral frame on responsible decision making by business and non-business students. Cross-sectional data obtained from 566 students on two decision making scenarios mostly supported our hypotheses. Socioeconomic status but not core self-evaluations explain the belief in a free market, and had indirect effects on the likelihood to make a less responsible decision. Importantly, the relationship between business studies and the belief in a free market remained significant after accounting for these variables. Our study thus contributes to the socialization and self-selection arguments. We discuss theoretical and practical implications for research on decision frames and for business education, respectively.
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24/07/2012 8:45
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