Ethical Climate as Social Norm: Impact on Judgements and Behavioral Intentions in the Workplace

Laurent Auzoult and Crisanta-Alina Mazilescu
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Laurent Auzoult: Psy-DREPI (Laboratoire de Psychologie: Dynamiques Relationnelles et Processus Identitaires), University of Burgundy, CEDEX, BP 27877-21078 Dijon, France
Crisanta-Alina Mazilescu: Teacher Training Department, University Politehnica Timisoara (UPT), 300006 Timisoara, Romania

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 11, 1-9

Abstract: We present a study that looks at the relationship between the ethical climate, considered as a set of social norms, and judgments and behaviors in the workplace. In this case we think that an ethical rule reflecting the climate is only actualized in conduct and/or decisions if the rule is applicable, is shared, and is the subject of social expectations. A total of 277 professionals responded to a questionnaire measuring the normativity of three ethical rules, socio-moral judgment, trust in supervisors, turnover intention, and discrimination as well as abusive supervision. The results confirm our hypothesis. This leads to a different view of how the ethical climate is measured and constructed in the workplace.

Keywords: ethical climate; social norm; regulation; judgmental and behavioral correlates (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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