Cooperative behavior in the workplace: Empirical evidence from the agent-deed-consequences model of moral judgment
IntroductionMoral judgment is of critical importance in the work context because of its implicit or explicit omnipresence in a wide range of work-place practices. The moral aspects of actual behaviors, intentions, and consequences represent areas of deep preoccupation, as exemplified in current corp...
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| description | IntroductionMoral judgment is of critical importance in the work context because of its implicit or explicit omnipresence in a wide range of work-place practices. The moral aspects of actual behaviors, intentions, and consequences represent areas of deep preoccupation, as exemplified in current corporate social responsibility programs, yet there remain ongoing debates on the best understanding of how such aspects of morality (behaviors, intentions, and consequences) interact. The ADC Model of moral judgment integrates the theoretical insights of three major moral theories (virtue ethics, deontology, and consequentialism) into a single model, which explains how moral judgment occurs in parallel evaluation processes of three different components: the character of a person (Agent-component); their actions (Deed-component); and the consequences brought about in the situation (Consequences-component). The model offers the possibility of overcoming difficulties encountered by single or dual-component theories.MethodsWe designed a 2 × 2 × 2-between-subjects design vignette experiment with a Germany-wide sample of employed respondents (N = 1,349) to test this model.ResultsResults showed that the Deed-component affects willingness to cooperate in the work context, which is mediated via moral judgments. These effects also varied depending on the levels of the Agent- and Consequences-component.DiscussionThereby, the results exemplify the usefulness of the ADC Model in the work context by showing how the distinct components of morality affect moral judgment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a81e9cab8bfc4dfab07758ba465a29092023-01-10T13:39:16ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782023-01-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.10644421064442Cooperative behavior in the workplace: Empirical evidence from the agent-deed-consequences model of moral judgmentSebastian Sattler0Sebastian Sattler1Sebastian Sattler2Veljko Dubljević3Veljko Dubljević4Eric Racine5Eric Racine6Eric Racine7Eric Racine8Faculty of Sociology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, GermanyInstitute of Sociology and Social Psychology, University of Cologne, Cologne, GermanyPragmatic Health Ethics Research Unit, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, QC, CanadaPragmatic Health Ethics Research Unit, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Philosophy and Religious Studies, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United StatesPragmatic Health Ethics Research Unit, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Biomedical Ethics Unit, and Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC, CanadaIntroductionMoral judgment is of critical importance in the work context because of its implicit or explicit omnipresence in a wide range of work-place practices. The moral aspects of actual behaviors, intentions, and consequences represent areas of deep preoccupation, as exemplified in current corporate social responsibility programs, yet there remain ongoing debates on the best understanding of how such aspects of morality (behaviors, intentions, and consequences) interact. The ADC Model of moral judgment integrates the theoretical insights of three major moral theories (virtue ethics, deontology, and consequentialism) into a single model, which explains how moral judgment occurs in parallel evaluation processes of three different components: the character of a person (Agent-component); their actions (Deed-component); and the consequences brought about in the situation (Consequences-component). The model offers the possibility of overcoming difficulties encountered by single or dual-component theories.MethodsWe designed a 2 × 2 × 2-between-subjects design vignette experiment with a Germany-wide sample of employed respondents (N = 1,349) to test this model.ResultsResults showed that the Deed-component affects willingness to cooperate in the work context, which is mediated via moral judgments. These effects also varied depending on the levels of the Agent- and Consequences-component.DiscussionThereby, the results exemplify the usefulness of the ADC Model in the work context by showing how the distinct components of morality affect moral judgment.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1064442/fullagent-deed-consequences modelmoral judgmentcooperative behaviorteamworkdrug misusesurvey experiment |
| spellingShingle | Sebastian Sattler Sebastian Sattler Sebastian Sattler Veljko Dubljević Veljko Dubljević Eric Racine Eric Racine Eric Racine Eric Racine Cooperative behavior in the workplace: Empirical evidence from the agent-deed-consequences model of moral judgment Frontiers in Psychology agent-deed-consequences model moral judgment cooperative behavior teamwork drug misuse survey experiment |
| title | Cooperative behavior in the workplace: Empirical evidence from the agent-deed-consequences model of moral judgment |
| title_full | Cooperative behavior in the workplace: Empirical evidence from the agent-deed-consequences model of moral judgment |
| title_fullStr | Cooperative behavior in the workplace: Empirical evidence from the agent-deed-consequences model of moral judgment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cooperative behavior in the workplace: Empirical evidence from the agent-deed-consequences model of moral judgment |
| title_short | Cooperative behavior in the workplace: Empirical evidence from the agent-deed-consequences model of moral judgment |
| title_sort | cooperative behavior in the workplace empirical evidence from the agent deed consequences model of moral judgment |
| topic | agent-deed-consequences model moral judgment cooperative behavior teamwork drug misuse survey experiment |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1064442/full |
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