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Comparative Analysis of Jones’ and Kelley’s Ethical Decision-Making Models

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This study used structural equation modeling to verify the performance of the ethical decision-making models developed by Jones and by Kelley and Elm. A comparison showed that the Kelley and Elm decision model yielded the optimal degree of fit. The investigations conducted in this study indicated that moral intensities are not an objective, existing concept but rather the product of subjective perception influenced by organizational factors. In addition to directly influencing ethical decisions, organizational factors indirectly influence ethical decisions through moral intensities.

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Yu, YM. Comparative Analysis of Jones’ and Kelley’s Ethical Decision-Making Models. J Bus Ethics 130, 573–583 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-014-2245-1

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