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In this paper, the authors respond to a recent critique of their Journal of Business Ethics article, which provided a meta-analytic review of ethical climate theory research (Martin and Cullen, 2006). They review basic principles of meta-analytic research and discuss the methodological context of their work, which was not discussed in the recent reply article. Additional methodological and practical evidence is presented in support of Martin and Cullen (2006), including a discussion of the paper’s findings and its contribution to ethical climate theory and research.
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The authors are grateful to Joseph Hair and Jean Johnson for their insights during development of this rejoinder.
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Martin, K.D., Cullen, J.B. Appreciating the Meta-Analytic Methodological Context: Rejoinder to a Reply. J Bus Ethics 88, 763–766 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-008-9972-0
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