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The influence of workplace ethics training on leader decision-making

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  • Sibylla Meine Andrean

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This study explored the influence of ethics training on leader decision-making and was guided by two research questions: How do leaders perceive that ethics training influenced their decision-making and how can leaders enhance the effectiveness of ethics training to positively influence decision-making? The focus was on leaders' experiences in large publicly traded companies. The study was conducted using a qualitative approach and narrative inquiry design. To gather data, open-ended interview questions were used. Thematic content analysis was used to analyse data by looking for themes in the data that offered insight into the research questions. Three major themes emerged: ethics training increases ethical awareness, ethics training reinforces existing values, and to make ethics training more effective, the training must be more interactive. Findings revealed workplace ethics training did not have a major influence on the ethical behaviour and decision-making of leaders, but it did help to increase their ethical awareness.

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  • Sibylla Meine Andrean, 2025. "The influence of workplace ethics training on leader decision-making," International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 19(1), pages 94-111.
  • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbget:v:19:y:2025:i:1:p:94-111
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