Self-regulation and moral awareness among entrepreneurs

Peter Bryant

Journal of Business Venturing, 2009, vol. 24, issue 5, pages 505-518

Abstract: Moral awareness underpins moral reasoning and ethical decision making. This mixed methods study investigates a critical feature of these phenomena among entrepreneurs, namely the influence of social cognitive self-regulation on moral awareness. Results suggest that entrepreneurs with stronger self-regulatory characteristics are more morally aware and relate such awareness to maintaining personal integrity and building inter-personal trust. In contrast, entrepreneurs with weaker self-regulatory characteristics appear less morally aware overall, and focus primarily on moral issues relating to failure and loss. I conclude the paper by discussing the implications for future research and practice.

Keywords: Moral; awareness; Self-regulation; Social; cognition; Decision; making (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009

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