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Ethical Decision-Making in Corporate Entrepreneurial Organizations

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No research thus far has attempted to examine ethical decision- making in corporate entrepreneurial organizations. Results of such study would provide management executives with insights on what action, if any, is essential for achieving business ethics and corporate entrepreneurship simultaneously. This paper argues, theoretically, that the work characteristics, organizational characteristics, and some individual characteristics in a corporate entrepreneurial organization are conducive to ethical decisions. These characteristics help mitigate the adverse impact of the turbulent environments on ethical decision- making behavior. Based on these arguments, a tentative model of ethical decison-making in corporate entrepreneurial organization is constructed.

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    Lewis Long-fung Chau

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Chau, L.Lf., Siu, Ws. Ethical Decision-Making in Corporate Entrepreneurial Organizations. Journal of Business Ethics 23, 365–375 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006144910907

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