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Every corporation has a culture. This culture is influenced by individual and groups of different moral suasions. Research Kholberg's Stages of Moral Development.

1. Discuss how Kholberg's Stages of Moral Development might impact the culture of an organization, and thus the ethical condition in that organization?

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Details concerning each stage of moral development...

A. PRECONVENTIONAL MORALITY:

[Orientation: Behavior is motivated by anticipation of pleasure or pain]

STAGE 1: PUNISHMENT AND OBEDIENCE ORIENTATION

What could be called a "premoral" stage, what an agent will do is determined by calculating the immediate physical consequences that might ensue not the moral value of an action. By deferring to power, the agent's overarching goal is to avoid physical punishment. Thus, at stage one, obedience not moral sentiments or compunction characterizes decision making.

STAGE 2: INSTRUMENTAL EXCHANGE (PERSONAL REWARD/PUNISHMENT) ORIENTATION

An individual does what is necessary and makes concessions to superiors but only as required to satisfy one

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