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Scenarios in Business Ethics Research: Review, Critical Assessment, and Recommendations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 January 2015

James Weber
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Abstract

A growing number of researchers in the business ethics field have used scenarios as a data gathering technique in their empirical investigations of ethical issues. This paper offers a review and critique of 26 studies that have utilized scenarios to elicit inferences of ethical reasoning, decision making, and/or intended behavior from managerial or student populations. The use of a theoretical foundation, the development of hypotheses, various characteristics germane to the use of scenarios, population and sampling issues, and the use of statistical measures are explored and assessed. In the interest of improving scenario-based research, ten recommendations are presented to guide future scenario research.

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Business Ethics Quarterly , Volume 2 , Issue 2 , April 1992 , pp. 137 - 160
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Copyright © Society for Business Ethics 1992

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