License is “suspended”: the impact of social sharing on curbing moral licensing
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DOI: 10.1108/jcm-06-2021-4711
Abstract: Purpose Despite its prevalence and serious negative impact on consumer behavior, marketing strategies and social welfare, little is known about how to effectively curb moral licensing. Drawing on research in warm-glow giving and virtue signaling,… read more here.
Keywords: licensing; licensing effect; social sharing; moral licensing ... See more keywords
Moral licensing, instrumental apology and insincerity aversion: Taking Immanuel Kant to the lab
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0206878
Abstract: Moral licensing, equivalently called “self-licensing”, is the instrumental use of a Good Act to cover up a Bad Act. This paper’s thesis is that “instrumental apology” i.e., bad-faith apology, is a case of moral licensing.… read more here.
Keywords: apology; act; moral licensing; instrumental apology ... See more keywords
The Effect of Corporate Ethical Level and Ethical Efforts on Corporate Performance: Evidence of a Corporate Moral Licensing Phenomenon
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DOI: 10.3390/su17219784
Abstract: This study investigates the complex relationship between corporate ethics and financial performance in the context of sustainable management. By subdividing corporate social responsibility (CSR) into corporate ethical levels and ethical efforts, it analyzes how these… read more here.
Keywords: corporate ethical; level; performance; ethical efforts ... See more keywords