Imperial College London
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Dr Laura J. Noval

Business School

Visiting Researcher
 
 
 
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Business School BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Noval:2017:10.1007/s10551-015-2767-1,
author = {Noval, LJ and Stahl, GK},
doi = {10.1007/s10551-015-2767-1},
journal = {Journal of Business Ethics},
pages = {589--602},
title = {Accounting for proscriptive and prescriptive morality in the workplace: the double-edged sword effect of mood on managerial ethical decision making},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10551-015-2767-1},
volume = {142},
year = {2017}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - This article provides a conceptual framework for studying the influence of mood on managerial ethical decision making. We draw on mood-congruency theory and the affect infusion model to propose that mood influences managerial ethical decision making through deliberate and conscious assessments of the moral intensity of an ethical issue. By accounting for proscriptive and prescriptive morality—i.e., harmful and prosocial behavior, respectively—we demonstrate that positive and negative mood may have asymmetrical and paradoxical effects on ethical decision making. Specifically, our analysis suggests that individuals in a positive mood will be more likely to engage in prosocial behavior but less likely to refrain from activities that have harmful consequences for others, whereas individuals in a negative mood will be more likely to avoid activities that put others at risk or harm but at the same time less prone to engaging in activities that have positive consequences for others. Importantly, we account for the context within which managers make their decisions by examining how situational strength may moderate the influence of mood on managerial ethical decision making. Finally, we discuss how organizations can leverage the double-edged sword effect of mood on ethical decision making and prevent, control and manage the risk of unethical decision making on the part of managers.Ethical management and corporate social responsibility have emerged as major themes in both academic and practical management discourse. As the world is recovering from the effects of a major economic crisis and, some have argued, crisis of management ethics, many practices formerly considered ‘business as usual’ are coming into public scrutiny. Highly publicized instances of managerial wrongdoing have eroded public faith and brought to the forefront the recognition that corporate managers and executives may be acting irresponsibly more often than previously thought (Brown
AU  - Noval,LJ
AU  - Stahl,GK
DO  - 10.1007/s10551-015-2767-1
EP  - 602
PY  - 2017///
SN  - 0167-4544
SP  - 589
TI  - Accounting for proscriptive and prescriptive morality in the workplace: the double-edged sword effect of mood on managerial ethical decision making
T2  - Journal of Business Ethics
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10551-015-2767-1
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VL  - 142
ER  -
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