Group processes and performance and their effects on individuals' ethical frameworks

This paper explores the influence of group context on the ethical predispos itions of group members. Results indicate that groups exert a powerful infl uence on individuals' ethical frameworks, and that the patterns of these in fluences differ depending on the type of ethical framework involved. Indivi duals' ethical utilitarianism was affected by both leadership style and gro up cohesiveness. Ethical formalism was most affected by the leadership styl e in the group.