Environmental ethical decision making in the US metal-finishing industry

We investigated the individual and contextual influences shaping the enviro nmental ethical decision intentions of a sample of managers in the U.S. met al-finishing industry in this study. Ajzen's (1991) theory of planned behav ior and Jones's (1991) moral intensity construct grounded our theoretical f ramework. Findings revealed that the magnitude of consequences, a dimension of moral intensity, moderated the relationships between each of five antec edents-attitudes, subjective norms, and three perceived behavioral control factors (self-efficacy, financial cost, and ethical climate)-and managers' environmental ethical decision intentions. We then developed implications f or theory and practice in environmental ethical decision making.