Cooperative behavior in the workplace: Empirical evidence from the agent-deed-consequences model of moral judgment

Frontiers in Psychology

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Sebastian Sattler¹  Veljko Dubljević³  Eric Racine³ 

[1] Faculty of Sociology, Bielefeld University;Institute of Sociology and Social Psychology, University of Cologne;Pragmatic Health Ethics Research Unit, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal;Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, North Carolina State University;Department of Medicine, Université de Montréal;Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Université de Montréal;Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Biomedical Ethics Unit, and Experimental Medicine, McGill University

关键词: Agent-Deed-Consequences (ADC) Model;    moral judgement;    Cooperative Behavior;    Teamwork;    drug misuse;    survey experiment;    vignette;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1064442

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Moral judgment is of critical importance in the work context because of its implicit or explicit omnipresence in a wide range of work-place practices. The moral aspects of actual behaviors, intentions, and consequences represent areas of deep preoccupation, as exemplified in current corporate social responsibility programs, yet there remain ongoing debates on the best understanding of how such aspects of morality (behaviors, intentions, and consequences) interact. The ADC Model of moral judgment integrates the theoretical insights of three major moral theories (virtue ethics, deontology, and consequentialism) into a single model, which explains how moral judgment occurs in parallel evaluation processes of three different components: the character of a person (Agent-component); their actions (Deed-component); and the consequences brought about in the situation (Consequences-component). The model offers the possibility of overcoming difficulties encountered by single or dual-component theories. We designed a 2x2x2-between-subjects design vignette experiment with a Germany-wide sample of employed respondents (N=1,349) to test this model. Results showed that the Deed-component affects willingness to cooperate in the work context, which is mediated via moral judgements. These effects also varied depending on the levels of the Agent- and Consequences-component. Thereby, the results exemplify the usefulness of the ADC Model in the work context by showing how the distinct components of morality affect moral judgement.

【 授权许可】

CC BY