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Type Journal Article
Scope Discipline-based scholarship
Title Moral sensitivity in business: A revised measure
Organization Unit
Authors
  • David Schmocker
  • Carmen Tanner
  • Johannes Katsarov
  • Markus Christen
Item Subtype Original Work
Refereed Yes
Status Published in final form
Language
  • English
Journal Title Current Psychology
Publisher Springer
Geographical Reach international
ISSN 1046-1310
Volume 42
Number 12
Page Range 10277 - 10291
Date 2023
Abstract Text In order to manage ethical challenges in organizations and the workplace, moral sensitivity (MS)—the ability to identify and ascribe importance to moral issues when they arise in the workplace—is seen as the key prerequisite by researchers and professionals. However, despite the importance of MS, satisfactory reliable and valid measures to assess this competence are to date lacking. The present research tests the psychometric qualities of a revised MS measure for the business domain (R-MSB) that is designed to assess individual differences in moral and business-related value sensitivity. We present three different analyses with two heterogeneous samples of Swiss and German employees (total N = 1168). The first two studies provide good evidence of the measures’ factorial structure, its construct, and criteria-related validity. The third study examines how affective and empathic responses are associated with MS and business sensitivity (BS). The results support the view that empathic responsiveness enhances MS. The instrument’s theoretical and practical strengths, limitations, and avenues for future research are discussed.
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Digital Object Identifier 10.1007/s12144-021-01926-x
PubMed ID 37215736
Other Identification Number merlin-id:21161
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Keywords General Psychology, Moral sensitivity, Ethical sensitivity, Moral awareness, Moral competences, Moral intelligence