Assessment task details

Read the following papers which offer different insights about ethical decision making and the various influences on them.

Assignment 1 Readings

Jones, TM & Ryan, LV (1998) 'The effect of organizational forces on individual morality: Judgment, moral approbation, and behavior(Links to an external site.)

',Business Ethics Quarterly, 8 (3), 431-45.

Gioia, D. A. (1992). 'Pinto fires and personal ethics: A script analysis of missed opportunities',(Links to an external site.)

Journal of Business Ethics, 11(5-6), 379-389.

Monahan, S. C., & Quinn, B. A. (2006) 'Beyond 'bad apples' and 'weak leaders' Toward a neo-institutional explanation of organizational deviance(Links to an external site.)

'.Theoretical Criminology, 10(3), 361-385.

Sonenshein, S. (2007) 'The role of construction, intuition, and justification in responding to ethical issues at work: The sensemaking-intuition model',(Links to an external site.)

Academy of Management Review, 32(4), 1022-1040.

Compare and contrast these readings (Gioia 1992; Jones & Ryan 1998; Monahan & Quinn 2006; Sonenshein 2007) and produce a 3 page critical reflection on the four articles about what ethical decision making is, and the factors that influence ethical decision making in organisations.

In this critical reflection you should provide a reasoned explanation for choosing the perspective(s) that you believe best explain ethical decision making in organisations.