Ethics
Principles, values, and beliefs that define what is right and wrong behavior.
Many decisions managers make require them to consider both the process and who's affected by the result.
Stage of moral development
Preconventional level, a person's choice between ringht or wrong is based on personal consequences from outside sources.
Conventional level, ethical decisions rely on living up to the expectations of others.
Principled level, individuals define moral values apart from the authority of the groups.
Individual characteristics
Values, basic convictions about what is right and wrong
Ego strength, a personality measure of the strength of a person's convictions
Locus of control, a personality attribute that measures the degree to which people believe they control their own fate.
Organization's culture
Organization's culture consists of the shared organizational values. These values reflect what the organization stands for and what it believes in as well as create an environment that influences employee behavior ethically or unethically.