Scholars have investigated work behaviors that are intended to help others, yet at the same
time violate societal values, norms, laws, or standards of proper conduct. We refer to these …

Morality and emotions are linked, but what is the nature of their correspondence? Many
“whole number” accounts posit specific correspondences between moral content and …

Although psychologists have paid scant attention to the sense of obligation as a distinctly
human motivation, moral philosophers have identified two of its key features: First, it has a …

Whistleblowers risk great personal cost to expose injustice. While their actions are
sometimes deemed morally courageous, existing evidence that whistleblowers are primarily …

There is a gap between morality as experienced and morality as studied. In our personal
and professional lives, moral judgments are embedded within a specific context. We know …

Using two 3-month diary studies and a large cross-sectional survey, we identified
distinguishing features of adults with low versus high levels of moral character. Adults with …

Moral reasoning is an essential part of how humans develop and a fundamental aspect of
how human societies change over time. On a developmental timescale, reasoning about …

In this article we examine the construction and consequences of ethical leader perceptions.
First, we introduce moralization as the primary process through which followers come to …

Previous work has demonstrated that people are more likely to trust “deontological” agents
who reject harming one person to save many others than “consequentialist” agents who …

Although people often recognize the moral value of impartial behavior (ie, not favoring
specific individuals), it is unclear when, if ever, people recognize the moral value of partiality …