| Author: | Tan, Guan Hiang Cynthia |
| Title: | Does religiosity matter in shaping ethical and unethical behavior? |
| Advisors: | Liu, Wu (MM) |
| Degree: | D.B.A. |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Subject: | Hong Kong Polytechnic University -- Dissertations Religiousness Organizational behavior -- Moral and ethical aspects Business ethics |
| Department: | Faculty of Business |
| Pages: | iv, 133 pages : color illustrations |
| Language: | English |
| Abstract: | Acts of corporate dishonesty as displayed by Enron, WorldCom, and Volkswagen have prompted more attention to research on ethics. While many academic studies have linked ethics to positive organisational outcomes such as job satisfaction and pro-social behaviour, few have focused on its connection with religion. Based on studies on religiosity and ethical behaviour and the consequent organisational outcomes, this research examines the role of religiosity as an antecedent of ethical behaviour. To further understand the relationship between religiosity and ethical behaviour, this thesis will examine the roles of awe, the emotional experience induced by religiosity, and individual moral traits in shaping ethical behaviour. Drawing on the literature on moral and emotional psychology, this thesis delineates how the emotional experience of awe functions as the mediating mechanism through which religious beliefs and practices influence ethical behaviour, as well as the potential moderating effect of the moral trait of humility. To this end, we hypothesise in this thesis that religiosity is positively associated with ethical behaviour, and this positive association is mediated by the emotional experience of awe. Moreover, the indirect effect of religious beliefs and practices on ethical behaviour through awe is moderated by the virtue of humility such that the positive indirect effect is stronger among individuals who are more humble than their less humble counterparts. Using multi-source survey methods, the thesis will feature a survey study to examine the aforementioned predictions. |
| Rights: | All rights reserved |
| Access: | restricted access |
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