A Time-Lagged Study of the Relationship Between Big Five Personality and Ethical Ideology. Issue 6 (17th August 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Khan, Tariq Iqbal; Akbar, Aisha; Jam, Farooq Ahmed; Saeed, Muhammad Mohtsham
• Is Part Of: Ethics & behavior. Volume 26:Issue 6(2016)
• Page Start: 488
• Page End: 506
• Publication Date: 2016-08-17
• Subjects: Big Five personality -- business ethics -- ethical ideology -- idealism -- relativism -- psychology; Ethics -- Periodicals; 170.5
• DOI: 10.1080/10508422.2015.1055493
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1050-8422

Abstract

Abstract : Our objective is to examine the effects of Big Five personality traits on ethical ideologies using a time-lagged design of 406 employees of higher education institutions in Pakistan. Based on low/high idealism versus relativism, we investigate the conceptual linkage between each of the personality traits and moral philosophy. The results illustrate that extraversion and openness to experience believed on subjectivism moral philosophy, agreeableness believed on situationism, and neuroticism believed on absolutism moral philosophies. In addition, contentiousness believed on exceptionism moral philosophy. Furthermore, managerial implications and future research directions are suggested.