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dc.contributor.authorSaidon, I.
dc.contributor.authorGalbreath, Jeremy
dc.contributor.authorWhiteley, Alma
dc.contributor.editorAss Prof Bruce Gurd
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T14:27:13Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T14:27:13Z
dc.date.created2011-03-09T20:01:32Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.citationSaidon, Intan Marzita and Galbreath, Jeremy and Whiteley, Alma. 2010. Antecedents of moral disengagement: Preliminary empirical study in Malaysia, in Gurd, B. (ed), 24th Annual Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, Dec 8 2010. Adelaide, SA: Australian and New Zealand Academy of Managemen (ANZAM).
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38871
dc.description.abstract

This study, conducted in Malaysia is part of the pilot study carried out as a pre-test procedure to a main study on moral disengagement. According to social cognitive theory, moral disengagement is the key to deactivate individual self- regulatory process. Once it is deactivated an individual will be freed from any psychological feeling of discomfort in performing unethical behaviour. Hence, based on social cognitive theory this study aims to identify the antecedents of moral disengagement by investigating the individual differences (gender and personality) and environmental influence (organizational ethical climate). ANCOVA and hierarchical regression were applied to test the hypotheses. There was a moderate gender difference in the level of moral disengagement between male and female employees. As predicted, conscientiousness and extraversion were found to have a negative significant relationship with moral disengagement. Further, organizational ethical climate was found to be negatively and modestly related to moral disengagement.

dc.publisherANZAM
dc.subjectmoral disengagement
dc.subjectMalaysia
dc.subjectsocial cognitive theory
dc.subjectethics
dc.titleAntecedents of moral disengagement: Preliminary empirical study in Malaysia
dc.typeConference Paper
dcterms.source.titleProceedings of the 24th Annual Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference
dcterms.source.seriesProceedings of the 24th Annual Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference
dcterms.source.isbn1877040827
dcterms.source.conference24th Annual Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference
dcterms.source.conference-start-dateDec 8 2010
dcterms.source.conferencelocationAdelaide, South Australia
dcterms.source.placeAdelaide, South Australia
curtin.departmentGraduate School of Business
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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