Ron,
I've studied locus of control in relation to ethical decision making.
See my 1986 AMR and 1990 Trevino & Youngblood, Bad Apples in Bad Barrels, Journal of Applied Psychology.
You may also want to look at my 1992 AMR on social implications of punishment where I cite research on responsibility attributions (some good cites for you there).
Search electronic databases on Schwartz and responsibility – should lead you to his work.
General attribution theory work should be helpful as well.
Hope this helps!
Linda K. Trevino
Distinguished Professor of Organizational Behavior and Ethics
Smeal College of Business
402 Business Building
Smeal College of Business
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-865-2194 Fax: 814-863-7261
Email: ltrevino@psu.edu
From: Social Issues in Management Listserv [mailto:SIM@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of roman, ron
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 7:46 PM
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Subject: [SIM] Moral responsibility and control cites?
Hello,
I am seeking your assistance. I am looking for a few key citations related to the level of moral responsibility being dependent on the amount of control a person has over the situation (locus of control/attribution). Additionally, I would be interested in finding any articles or books that investigate the extent to which an external person judges the ethicality of a decision maker's actions based on the _perceived_ amount of control that the decision maker has over a situation and whether the decision maker seeks to influence the perceptions of the external person.
Please email me directly at ronroman@ethicalbusiness.org. Any suggestions will be appreciated.
Ron
Ronald M. Roman, PhD
San Jose State University
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