Individual Moral Development
An Empirical Exploration of Public- and Private-Sector Differences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6112575 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dennis Wittmer (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 181-194 |
| Publication date | 2000-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Integrity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1558-0989 • E-ISSN: 1099-9922 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15580989.2000.11770832 |
| OpenAlex | W2544911092 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 23 |
Cognitive moral development is recognized in the management literature as one of the critical individual attributes in understanding ethical decisionmaking. There is also a growing body of research that examines sector (Public/private) differences in personal attitudes and values. Yet there has been virtually no comparative research in ethical decisionmaking and in particular moral development. This research examines sector differences in terms of cognitive moral development by studying a sample of students with work experience in business, public administration, and engineering. Findings indicate that sector is related to a stage analysis of moral development, with business and engineering students scoring higher on principled reasoning and public administration students scoring higher on conventional or group-focused moral reasoning. The analysis concludes with a discussion of the implications of the data for managers
Business · Business ethics · Business management · Defining Issues Test · Engineering ethics · Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development · Moral development · Moral reasoning · Political science · Private sector · Public relations · Public sector · Social cognitive theory of morality · Sociology · Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting · Ethics in Business and Education · Law · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social Psychology
Managing Conflicting Public Values
Watching the Borders of Administrative Evil
Portraying the Nature of Corruption Using an Explorative Case Study Design
Examining the Moral Reasoning of the Ethics Adviser and Counselor
Before Virtuous Practice. Public and Private Sector-Specific Preferences for Intuition and Deliberation in Decision-Making
Development in judging moral issues
Ethical Decision Making by Individuals in Organizations
Serving the People or Serving for Pay
Ethical Decision Making in Organizations
Public Administration and the Public Interest
Bad apples in bad barrels
Ethics and Social Policy
Public Agencies and Private Firms
Red-Tape and the Service Ethic
Changing Governors-and Policies
The development of moral judgments concerning capital punishment
Government Managers, Business Executives, and Organizational Commitment
Government Bureaucrats Are Different
Perceptions of Incentives in Business and Government
Measuring Public Service Motivation
Ethical Sensitivity and Managerial Decisionmaking
Ethical Work Climates
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2023 (18) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |