TY - CHAP
T1 - Methodology in Business Ethics Research
T2 - A Review and Critical Assessment
AU - Randall, Donna M.
AU - Gibson, Annetta M.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Using 94 published empirical articles in academic journals as a data base, this paper provides a critical review of the methodology employed in the study of ethical beliefs and behavior of organizational members. The review revealed that full methodological detail was provided in less than one half of the articles. Further, the majority of empirical research articles expressed no concern for the reliability or validity of measures, were characterized by low response rates, used convenience samples, and did not offer a theoretic framework, hypotheses, or a definition of ethics. Several recommendations, including a reviewer rating form addressing methodological decisions and inclusion of methodologists on the review panel, are offered to improve methodological rigor in published ethics research.
AB - Using 94 published empirical articles in academic journals as a data base, this paper provides a critical review of the methodology employed in the study of ethical beliefs and behavior of organizational members. The review revealed that full methodological detail was provided in less than one half of the articles. Further, the majority of empirical research articles expressed no concern for the reliability or validity of measures, were characterized by low response rates, used convenience samples, and did not offer a theoretic framework, hypotheses, or a definition of ethics. Several recommendations, including a reviewer rating form addressing methodological decisions and inclusion of methodologists on the review panel, are offered to improve methodological rigor in published ethics research.
UR - https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/pubs/1712
U2 - 10.1007/978-94-007-4126-3_10
DO - 10.1007/978-94-007-4126-3_10
M3 - Chapter (peer-reviewed)
SN - 9789400741263
SN - 9789400741256
T3 - Advances in Business Ethics Research
BT - Citation Classics from The Journal of Business Ethics
A2 - Michalos, Alex C.
A2 - Poff, Deborah C.
PB - Springer
CY - Dordrecht, Netherlands
ER -