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Korean Journal of Psychology: General

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The Effects of Power on Ethical Decision Making: Who Shows Outcome-based Decision?

Korean Journal of Psychology: General / Korean Journal of Psychology: General, (P)1229-067X; (E)2734-1127
2013, v.32 no.2, pp.489-506

(2013). The Effects of Power on Ethical Decision Making: Who Shows Outcome-based Decision?. Korean Journal of Psychology: General, 32(2), 489-506.

Abstract

Current research explored how power influences ethical decision and policy decision. In contrast to a plenty of research making it possible to postulate that power leads one to make unethical decision, a few studies have suggested that the relation between power and ethical decision be not simple like that. The author conducted 2 experiments to test the idea that the powerless show more outcome-based (consequentialist) ethical decision than the powerful do. In addition, it was another aim of this research to test that perceived gains and risks would mediate the relationship between power and ethical decision. In both study 1 (using 3 ethical business scenarios) and study 2 (using 3 policy scenarios), low power increases outcome-based decisions, whereas high power increases rule-based decisions, as expected. Also, the mediation effect of perceived gains is found, but the one of perceived risk is not. The implications and limitations of this study and the directions for the future research were discussed.

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Power, Ethical decisions, Policy decisions, Outcome-based decisions, Perceived gains, Perceived risks, 권력, 윤리적 의사결정, 정책 의사결정, 결과주의, 지각된 이득, 지각된 위험

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