ABSTRACT
We cannot remember the last time we read a newspaper or watched a television news program that was absent stories of scandals or crimes involving public gures, celebrities, elected ofcials, or corporate entities. Stories about people and organizations doing the “right” thing, however, seem to be less commonly told. In terms of organizational research, scholars too have tended toward a negative slant (see Cameron, Dutton, & Quinn, 2003; but see Lazarus, 2003). Here, we are concerned with the moral nature of organizations and thus are sensitive to the apparent emphasis in the organizational literature on unethical behaviors and their causes and cures (e.g., Brief, Buttram, Elliot, Reizenstein, & McCline, 1995; Brief, Dukerich, & Doran, 1991; Kelman & Hamilton, 1989; Tenbrunsel & Messick,
* The second and third authors contributed equally and are therefore listed alphabetically. The authors would like to offer their sincere thanks to Ben Crowe and Joshua Margolis for their help and guidance on earlier drafts of this chapter.
