Rules or Consequences? The Role of Ethical Mind-Sets in Moral Dynamics

• Main Authors: Cornelisson, Gert, BASHSHUR, Michael Ramsay, Rode, Julian, Le Menestrel, Marc
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2013
• Subjects: moral balancing; moral consistency; ethical mind-sets; ethical behavior; morality; goals; decision making; Business Law, Public Responsibility, and Ethics; Organizational Behavior and Theory
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/3593; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/4592/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Recent research on the dynamics of moral behavior has documented two contrasting phenomena—moral consistency and moral balancing. Moral balancing refers to the phenomenon whereby behaving ethically or unethically decreases the likelihood of engaging in the same type of behavior again later. Moral co...