Individual Factors Affecting Ethics
Individual knowledge of an issue. How much an individual knows about an issue is one factor. A decision maker with a greater amount of knowledge regarding a situation may take steps to avoid ethical problems, whereas a less-informed person may take action unknowingly that leads to an ethical quagmire.
Personal values. An individual’s moral values and central, value-related attitudes also clearly influence his or her business behavior. Most people join organizations to accomplish personal goals.
Personal goals. The types of personal goals an individual aspires to and the manner in which these goals are pursued have a significant impact on that individual’s behavior in an organization.