In search of moral equilibrium: Person, situation, and their interplay in behavioral ethics

By: Julia Lee Cunningham, Francesca Gino


Lee, J. J., & Gino, F. (n.d.). In search of moral equilibrium: Person, situation, and their interplay in behavioral ethics. The Atlas of Moral Psychology: Mapping Good and Evil in the Mind.

Abstract:

To what extent our unethical behavior a product of dispositional, or situational forces? We argue that unethical behavior should be understood in terms of the dynamic interplay between dispositional factors – such as one’s ability and willpower, personality traits, and motivations and identity, and trait-relevant situational factors.