Conceptual Framework of Contextual Factors Affecting Ethical Decision-making: A Meta-synthesis Study

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Ph. D Candidate, Department of Management, Faculty of Economics, Management and Accounting, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran.

2 Associate Prof., Department of Management, Faculty of Economics, Management and Accounting, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran.

Abstract

Objective
Ethics means force and nature internal man, that impossible view is, but as behavior's aim and capable view of human's crystallization finds some experts from ethics as characteristics and personality traits relatively stable and firm at man, remember. Ethics to its category from principles and concepts valuable hint has it that determination they do what something good and liked or it is true and what thing disgusting and bad or incorrect is. Other characteristics and features internal man may source behaviors good and liked or behaviors ugly and condemned.
During the years after the victory of the revolution, and especially in the last two decades, many researchers have been conducted in ethical decision-making, and various researchers from academic and seminary levels have commented on this issue. Therefore, identifying the basic and determining factors in the applicability of these researches is one issue that is inevitable. The first step in this direction is to identify a conceptual framework to identify the factors influencing ethical decision-making, which is the subject of the current research. Identifying the influencing factors, identifying the problem and its scientific focus to take the measures to improve the phenomenon in question, is fundamental. When comparing things, we ask where we stand and what the standards are for social issues.? And if we have found factors along this path, what factors were they? It is at such a time that the discussion of providing a conceptual framework for influencing factors is raised. To accomplish this order from method fra composition to purpose comparison, interpretation, conversion, and composition different frameworks use we do at fact ultra-combination to place presentation summary of comprehensive from findings, a compound commentary from findings particle for direct object production does Fra composition with provide to do one attitude the system mend for researchers, through the combination of different qualitative researches, it discovers new and fundamental topics and metaphors. The aim of this research is to create a framework that explains how different factors in a field affect ethical decision-making.
 
Research Methodology
Decision get At word Both meaning intending to do And Will to do knowing done (Dehkhoda, 2007). Ethical decision-making shows a person's action based on his uniqueness (Radcliffe, 2010, 1). One example of the research done on ethical decision-making is:
The role of religiosity in ethical decision-making. Suleimani et al. (2021). The role of religiosity in ethical decision-making was investigated in a Malaysian organization. The results of this research show. Religious beliefs affect work decisions, and work conscience affects how religion influences ethical decision-making.
One method that has been introduced in the past few years to examine, combine, and diagnose past research is meta-study, which is mostly used in the fields of medicine and nursing. A meta-study is an in-depth analysis of research work done in a particular field. One of the sub-branches of meta-studies is meta-combination, which is used in the current research. Meta-synthesis is a research method that looks at information from a previous study on a similar topic. The intended sample for the meta-synthesis is not an integrated review of the qualitative literature on the subject. Also, the analysis of secondary data and primary data is not from the selected studies, it is the analysis of the findings of these studies. Meta-synthesis is the synthesis of interpreting the main data of the selected studies. Universities conducted this research on ethical decision-making, which includes Society A's kidney statistics.
Institutes, conferences, conferences, journals, books, Internet sites, etc. supply done Is. We used libraries, research institutes, and websites like Jihad University, NOORSOFT, CIVILICA, MAGHRAN, and IRANDOC for our research. We found 10 relevant studies. Because of the small number of research community members, sampling was not done. After identifying the desired research, all the texts of these researches have been considered as data to answer the research question. Therefore, the data are qualitative. Because of the qualitative nature of the data (text), one of the most famous methods of qualitative data analysis, which is called open coding, has been used. This type of coding is the same as the first stage of data coding in studies that use the data-derived theory method. There are three steps in this coding method: extract codes, form concepts, and code concepts again. It takes to get the categories (text-code-concept-category).
 
Findings
This study identified 5 factors that influence ethical decision-making. They are discussed below. Among the 10 researches reviewed in this research, 4 cases only discuss the research conducted in ethical decision-making. 3 cases were discussed in pathology and psychology regarding ethical decision-making, 1 case analyzed challenges in ethical decision-making, and 2 cases were about managers' experiences. Because of the voluminous nature of the text of the existing research, the text of the article has been avoided and it has been started from the code stage. 81 concepts were labeled into 5 categories for ethical decision-making in this research. In Table 1, the extracted sources related to each category and concept are shown.
Discussion & Conclusion
Factors affecting ethical decision-making include personal, environmental, spiritual, and psychological factors. Spirituality is a major factor in ethical decision-making. Spirituality defines what is right and wrong and guides us to make moral decisions. Personal and work-related factors affect ethical decision-making. Individual and occupational factors include people's knowledge and understanding of their personalities and job characteristics. Research suggests that people who prioritize ethics in their job decisions value their strengths, weaknesses, and emotions. Ethical decision-making is affected by the structure of the organization. According to the categories determined for this factor, including justice, an organizational culture that supports and implements justice, shows that an organization that has such a culture is based on the decisions made in this organization based on this type of culture, a culture of justice, and as a result, correct decisions and it is moral. The psychological factor is important in making moral decisions. A person who has moral tension and accentuates and is sensitive to social issues acts correctly and morally when decide. Environmental factors come from outside the organization and affect its internal environment. One of these factors that can influence people's decisions is situational. Laws and regulations are a factor that can influence ethical decision-making. This factor is not very effective because it is like achieving peace through force, which is not stable without force. Moral decisions that rely heavily on laws and regulations will also not be stable. Research also confirms this.

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