Experimental Approaches to Studying Ethical-Unethical Behavior in Organizations
本文讨论了工作组织中道德与不道德行为的社会科学研究问题,并探索了实验室和现场实验方法在检验理论和因果关系中的潜力,为商业伦理研究者提供了方法参考。
The social scientific study of ethical-unethical behavior in work organizations is in an early stage of development. This paper discusses some of the problems of conducting social scientific research in this area and explores the potential contribution of experimental research approaches. Both laboratory and field experimentation allow the investigator to test theory-based hypotheses and to study causal relations. Examples are provided of investigations that have applied these methods to the study of business ethics.