Differences in ethical behavior between members of the upper and lower classes have been at the center of civic debates in recent years. In this article, we present a framework for understanding how class affects ethical standards and behaviors. We apply the framework using data from a large Dutch population sample. The data include objective measures of class, survey responses relating to ethi...

Formal clinical ethics review first developed in the USA and most hospitals there have structures in place. This is often a clinical ethics committee. Developments have been slower in the UK, where there has been uncertainty and variability about the role of clinical ethics committees. Even in the USA, their exact role is uncertain. Although we now have a good idea of the mechanisms for ethical...

Research ethics review is an important process, designed to protect participants in medical research. However, it is increasingly criticised for failing to meet its aims. Here, two researchers reflect on their experiences of applying for ethical approval of observational research in clinical settings. They highlight some problems faced by reviewers and researchers and propose a two-stage ethica...

-This article review literature on ethical behavior to identify factors and variables which influences ethical behavior. This study is divided into theoretical and empirical studies and its relevance to theory. Identified variables are divided into individual factors, organizational and external factors. Variables under these factors are locus of control, achievement orientation, Machiavelliani...

We introduce a new model of bounded ethicality which helps explain three persistent puzzles of ethical behavior: when moral awareness is or is not present, when ethical behavior is more or less consistent with past behavior, and when blind spots obscure our ethical failures. The original conception of bounded ethicality (Chugh, Banaji, & Bazerman, 2005) described the systematic psychological co...

abstract background: ethical caring is an essential in nursing practice. nurses are confronted with complex situations in which they are expected to autonomously make decisions in delivering good care to patients. although a wide range of studies have examined ethical behavior of nurses, there are still many issues requiring further investigation. the aim of this article is to describe the ethi...

This study investigated the direct and indirect effects of learning styles, ethics education, ethical climate on student’s behavior. The samples were obtained through a proportionate random sampling technique so that 273 students had taken courses conservation professional for teachers, business ethics. data collected using questionnaires analyzed path analysis. research findings showed styles ...

the  main purpose of the present study­ is to compile pre- marriage  counseling content according to ethical and spiritual factors and skills predicting a successful marriage. the statistical population included all the couples  who referred to tabriz health centers in the year 2010, from among whom 40 couples were chosen by using systematic sampling. semi-structured interview was used to colle...