Linking management behavior to ethical philosophy

This study investigates current linkages between ethical theory and management behavior. The vignettes used in this investigation represent ethical dilemmas in the areas of coercion and control, conflict of interest, physical environment, and personal integrity. The results indicate that even with the heightened state of ethical awareness that has evolved in recent years the link between ethical philosophy and management behavior remains basically the same as it was in the mid 1980s. Specifically, practitioners still rely almost totally on the utilitarian ethical philosophy when making business decisions.Shane R. Premeaux is a Professor of Marketing, and the Associate Dean at McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana. He is an avid author with over fifty articles appearing in such journals asPersonnel, Peronnel Journal, Personnel Administrator, Transportation Journal, theLogistics and Transportation Review, and theJournal of Small Business Management. He has also co-authored books entitled:Personal Selling: Function, Theory, and Practice, 3rd ed.,Supervision, 2nd ed.,Human Resources Management, 4th ed.,Management and Organization Behavior, 1st ed., andManagement Concepts, Practices, and Skills, 5th ed.R. Wayne Mondy is a Professor of Management and Dean of the College of Business at McNeese State University. Dr. Mondy has authored or co-authored seven college textbooks, two trade books, fifty-one articles, and twenty papers. Dr. Mondy is an avid author with numerous articles in various refereed journals. He has coauthored the following books:Staffing the Contemporary Organization, 1st ed.,Personal Selling: Function, Theory, and Practice, 3rd ed.,Supervision, 2nd ed.,Human Resources Management, 4th ed.,Management and Organizational Behavior, 1st ed., andManagement Concepts, Practices, and Skills, 5th ed.