Dissertation
Examining moral awareness differences among entrepreneurs and managers: Do self and other's perceptions matter?
Washington State University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
12/2009
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7273/000006138
Abstract
This dissertation focuses on examining moral awareness differences among entrepreneurs and managers. Previous research has mostly focused on moral reasoning and unethical behavior, whereas moral awareness has been neglected somewhat. This dissertation tries to correct that state of affairs by trying to extend moral awareness research and integrating it with entrepreneurial ethics. The major purpose of this study is to extend and enhance current existent research on both entrepreneurial ethics and moral awareness. Social identity theory is utilized as a theoretical explanatory framework in order to support the studies contentions. It is contented that perceptions (negative and positive) of entrepreneurs and managers would play a moderating role in the relationship between work status (entrepreneur or manager) and moral awareness. Two studies were conducted to test these hypotheses, and a majority of the hypotheses were supported in study 1 (sample of 422 students). However, the hypotheses were not supported in study 2 (sample of 114 professionals) perhaps due to age effects and small sample size effects.
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- Title
- Examining moral awareness differences among entrepreneurs and managers
- Creators
- Aditya Simha
- Contributors
- John B. Cullen (Chair)Kenneth D Butterfield (Committee Member) - Washington State University, Department of Management, Information Systems, and EntrepreneurshipKristine M Kuhn (Committee Member) - Washington State University, Department of Management, Information Systems, and Entrepreneurship
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Carson College of Business
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University
- Number of pages
- 155
- Identifiers
- 99901055019901842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation