Review of Instruments to Measure Ethical Decisionmaking and Implications for Decision Support

This paper reviews various ethical belief measurements that dominate ethical decision-making research. It discusses these instruments within the context of Jones’ ethical decision-making model and explore possible gaps in research that need to be addressed. Possible implications are discussed for decision support systems research.

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