Moral incompetency under time constraint

Eun-Ju Lee and Jin Ho Yun

Journal of Business Research, 2019, vol. 99, issue C, 438-445

Abstract: This research seeks to understand how time constraint can escalate mental efforts and change the outcome of moral judgment when we face moral dilemma. Using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), hemodynamic responses in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) were recorded while subjects were deliberating over choices under the situations of business moral dilemma. Bilateral increase of oxyhemoglobin values on DLPFC was observed from subjects who made moral choices under time constraint. The results of suggest that severe time constraint can overburden the activities of moral brain and elevate decision stress, possibly leading to moral incompetency.

Keywords: Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC); Hemodynamic responses; Functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS); Moral dilemma; Moral incompetency; Mental efforts (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2017.10.043

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