Gender, age, and ethical sensitivity: the case of Lebanese workers
Gender, age, and ethical sensitivity: the case of Lebanese workers
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10.1108/17542410910950886
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2009-05
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通讯作者：
Y. Sidani;I. Zbib;M. Rawwas;Tarek N. Moussawer
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作者：
Y. Sidani;I. Zbib;M. Rawwas;Tarek N. Moussawer
目的--本文件的目的是解决性别、年龄和道德敏感性问题，并解决性别、年龄和道德敏感性水平在黎巴嫩背景下的相互作用。设计/方法/方法--设计并对黎巴嫩受访者样本进行结构化调查，以测试受访者的道德敏感性程度。这项研究使用了一系列的情景和情景来确定对商业道德的敏感性和对不道德商业的意识的水平。发现-在18种情况中，只有4种情况下女性对道德性质的问题比男性更敏感，道德敏感性存在显著差异。当比较年轻员工和年长员工时，发现18种情况中有6种存在显著差异。受访者的年龄似乎更好地解释了在某些情况下受访者之间的一些伦理差异。研究限制/影响-特定的背景(工作者)在其中...
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address issues of gender, age, and ethical sensitivity and to address the interplay of gender and age and levels of ethical sensitivity within the Lebanese context.Design/methodology/approach – A structured survey was designed and administered to a sample of Lebanese respondents to test the extent of ethical sensitivity of the respondents. This study used a range of situations and scenarios to identify the levels of both sensitivity to business ethics and awareness of unethical business.Findings – Significant differences were found in ethical sensitivity in only four out of 18 situations where in all cases females were more sensitive than males to issues of ethical nature. When comparing younger to older employees, significant differences were found in six out of the 18 situations. Age of the respondents seemed to better explain some ethical differences among respondents in some situations.Research limitations/implications – The specific context (workers) in which...