An Empirical Study of Unethical Behavioral Conducts to Understand Why Managers Fail to Do the "Right" Thing
Journal: Modern Economics & Management Forum DOI: 10.32629/memf.v3i3.859
Abstract
The primary goal of this report is to investigate the relationship between management decision-making behavior and ethics. This report will delve into two aspects: one is to examine how managers are aware of ethical consequences when making choices; the other is to analyze why good managers may also be ethically transgressive due to personal and contextual reasons.
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unethical behavior, manager decision, moral leadership
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