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August 20, 2026Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of SciencesOpen Access

Moral management in practice: a qualitative study of values, habits, and ethical interventions among top managers in Estonia

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MOMerle OjasooKRKarin ReinholdMHMarii Haak

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Overview

Qualitative interview study reveals how values and habits drive ethical interventions in top managers, indicating key mechanisms for strengthening organizational culture.

Key Points

  • Investigate how top managers' personal values and habits influence ethical interventions and proactive leadership when encountering workplace conflicts.
  • Conducted 12 semi-structured narrative interviews with top managers in Estonia focusing on workplace ethical conflicts.
  • Applied Carroll's moral management framework to examine managerial values, habits, and ethical decision-making.
  • Demonstrates a model explaining how executive values and habitual behaviors shape ethical reasoning and intervention during business dilemmas.
  • Identifies specific conditions that enable moral managers to act as proactive drivers in reinforcing organizational integrity and reducing unethical conduct.

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Ojasoo et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a86b5da8a91293e6a1cd54chttps://doi.org/10.3176/proc.2026.3.11
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