Organization-Harm vs. Organization-Gain Ethical Issues: An Exploratory Examination of the Effects of Organizational Commitment

Authors

Charles P. Cullinan, Bryant University
Dennis M. Bline, Bryant University
Robert Farrar, Bryant University
Dana R. Lowe, Bryant UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Comments

Published by Springer Verlag in the Journal of Business Ethics, volume 80, issue 2, pages 225-235. Bryant University users may access this article here.

Keywords

Ethical Decision Making;Organizational-Harm;Organizational-Gain

Publisher

Springer Verlag

Publication Source

Journal of Business Ethics

Abstract

This article explores whether individuals with higher organizational commitment are more or less likely to engage in questionable behaviors that benefit the organization. Results of this study indicate that individuals with higher organizational commitment are less likely to engage in ethically questionable behaviors, regardless of whether the behaviors are organization-harm or organizational-gain issues.