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1. The Organization
2. The Individual Moral Philosophy
Factors Influencing Ethical Behavior
1. The Organization
• Individuals learn from ethical and unethical behaviors
by interacting with others in the organization
• Rewarding for ethical conduct and punishing for
unethical behavior may help the organization to
promote ethical behavior among the employees.
Factors Influencing Ethical Behavior
2. The Individual
• A person’s own moral philosophy influences his or
her ethical behavior.
• Moral Philosophy – the set of principles (learned
from family, school, co-workers, friends) that dictate
acceptable behavior.
Factors Influencing Ethical Behavior