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This paper presents an integrative, descriptive model of ethical decision making, with special attention given to issues of measurement. After building the model, hypotheses are developed from a portion of it. These hypotheses are tested in an exploratory analysis to determine if further research and testing of this model and the measurement instruments it employs are warranted.
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Kelly Strong is a doctoral student in Strategy and Organization Management.
G. Dale Meyer is Professor of Strategy and Organization Management at the University of Colorado. He has many publications and presentations, and was recently named a Presidential Scholar.
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Strong, K.C., Meyer, G.D. An integrative descriptive model of ethical decision making. J Bus Ethics 11, 89–94 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00872315
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