Perceptions of Ethical Misconduct Scale Development

dc.contributor.advisor Hein, Michael
dc.contributor.author Mendez-Meggison, Andrea Cecilia
dc.contributor.committeemember Jackson, Alexander T
dc.contributor.committeemember Van Hein, Judith
dc.date.accessioned 2020-11-09T11:01:50Z
dc.date.available 2020-11-09T11:01:50Z
dc.date.issued 2020
dc.date.updated 2020-11-09T11:01:52Z
dc.description.abstract Despite ethical programs, employees may still engage in unethical behavior. As such, organizational researchers have sought to examine why employees engage in ethical/unethical behavior and whether interventions can improve ethical misconduct. Traditional instruments measure moral development or ethical/unethical behaviors towards the organization. This study aims to validate a unique measurement option by evaluating perceptions of ethical misconduct (PEMS). Archival data from Kansas State University, Middle Tennessee State University, and recruits from Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (MTURK) were used in the analyses. An exploratory factor analyses was used to reduce the PEMS from the original 60 items to 16 items. A subsequent confirmatory analysis demonstrated good model fit of a one factor model. To examine the validity of the scale, the PEMS was correlated to scales which measured Dark Triad traits, the Dirty Dozen (DD), and counterproductive work behaviors, the Interpersonal and Organization Deviance Scale (IODS). Findings showed a significant positive correlation between the PEMS and both scales.
dc.description.degree M.A.
dc.identifier.uri https://jewlscholar.mtsu.edu/handle/mtsu/6310
dc.language.rfc3066 en
dc.publisher Middle Tennessee State University
dc.source.uri http://dissertations.umi.com/mtsu:11347
dc.subject Counterproductive Work Behavior
dc.subject Dark Triad
dc.subject Ethical Misconduct
dc.subject Ethics
dc.subject Scale Development
dc.subject Occupational psychology
dc.thesis.degreelevel masters
dc.title Perceptions of Ethical Misconduct Scale Development
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