Religiosity and ethics in the labor market: resume fraud and judgment

IF 2.7 4区 管理学 Q2 BUSINESS
Zeev Shtudiner, Liza Zvi
{"title":"Religiosity and ethics in the labor market: resume fraud and judgment","authors":"Zeev Shtudiner, Liza Zvi","doi":"10.1108/ijoem-01-2023-0007","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Purpose Labor market studies show that job applicants are naturally inclined to embellish or omit information on their resumes, to gain advantage over other applicants. Religiosity can reveal much about an individual's sense of right and wrong and it has importance as a social force with a foundational role in ethical development. The study’s objective is to clarify the relationship between personal religiosity and the intentional deceitful presentation of information on resumes, as well as the judgment of situations with ethical content. Design/methodology/approach The study is comprised of Jewish adult participants that submitted a resume in search of a job in the past 30 weeks in Israel. The questionnaire included questions regarding resume fraud, tolerance towards unethical and illegal behaviors and demographic and occupational questions. Findings The authors' results indicate that religious status may be a predictor of resume deception. Religious applicants reported more rigorous moral ethics, manifested by less tolerant attitudes toward unethical and illegal behaviors in comparison to seculars, which in turn, were associated with decreased tendency to deceive on resumes. Practical implications For many countries, and especially emerging markets, the Covid pandemic negatively affected the economy and creating sufficient employment may be a challenge. A better understanding of the personal factors associated with problematic job searching behaviors is relevant. Originality/value Despite the recognized importance of religion as a social force with a foundational role in ethical development, there is a lack of research on the impact of religiosity on ethical decisions in the labor market. The authors propose explanations for the results based on the theory of planned behavior and perceptions of normative beliefs.","PeriodicalId":47381,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Emerging Markets","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7000,"publicationDate":"2023-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Emerging Markets","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1108/ijoem-01-2023-0007","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"BUSINESS","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0

Abstract

Purpose Labor market studies show that job applicants are naturally inclined to embellish or omit information on their resumes, to gain advantage over other applicants. Religiosity can reveal much about an individual's sense of right and wrong and it has importance as a social force with a foundational role in ethical development. The study’s objective is to clarify the relationship between personal religiosity and the intentional deceitful presentation of information on resumes, as well as the judgment of situations with ethical content. Design/methodology/approach The study is comprised of Jewish adult participants that submitted a resume in search of a job in the past 30 weeks in Israel. The questionnaire included questions regarding resume fraud, tolerance towards unethical and illegal behaviors and demographic and occupational questions. Findings The authors' results indicate that religious status may be a predictor of resume deception. Religious applicants reported more rigorous moral ethics, manifested by less tolerant attitudes toward unethical and illegal behaviors in comparison to seculars, which in turn, were associated with decreased tendency to deceive on resumes. Practical implications For many countries, and especially emerging markets, the Covid pandemic negatively affected the economy and creating sufficient employment may be a challenge. A better understanding of the personal factors associated with problematic job searching behaviors is relevant. Originality/value Despite the recognized importance of religion as a social force with a foundational role in ethical development, there is a lack of research on the impact of religiosity on ethical decisions in the labor market. The authors propose explanations for the results based on the theory of planned behavior and perceptions of normative beliefs.
劳动力市场中的宗教信仰与伦理:简历欺诈与判断
劳动力市场研究表明,求职者天生倾向于美化或省略简历上的信息,以获得比其他求职者更大的优势。宗教信仰可以揭示个人的是非观念,它作为一种社会力量在道德发展中具有重要的基础作用。本研究的目的是澄清个人宗教信仰与简历上故意欺骗性信息的关系,以及对带有伦理内容的情况的判断。设计/方法/方法这项研究是由在过去30周内在以色列找工作的犹太成年人组成的。调查问卷的问题包括简历造假、对不道德和非法行为的容忍度以及人口和职业问题。作者的研究结果表明,宗教地位可能是简历欺骗的一个预测因素。有宗教信仰的申请人报告了更严格的道德伦理,表现为对不道德和非法行为的宽容态度比无宗教信仰的人更少,这反过来又与简历上欺骗的倾向减少有关。对许多国家,特别是新兴市场国家来说,新冠疫情对经济产生了负面影响,创造充分就业可能是一项挑战。更好地理解与有问题的求职行为相关的个人因素是相关的。尽管人们认识到宗教作为一种社会力量在伦理发展中发挥着基础性作用,但缺乏对宗教信仰对劳动力市场伦理决策影响的研究。作者基于计划行为理论和规范性信念的感知对结果进行了解释。
本文章由计算机程序翻译,如有差异,请以英文原文为准。
求助全文
约1分钟内获得全文 求助全文
来源期刊
CiteScore
5.90
自引率
14.80%
发文量
206
×
引用
GB/T 7714-2015
复制
MLA
复制
APA
复制
导出至
BibTeX EndNote RefMan NoteFirst NoteExpress
×
提示
您的信息不完整,为了账户安全,请先补充。
现在去补充
×
提示
您因"违规操作"
具体请查看互助需知
我知道了
×
提示
确定
请完成安全验证×
copy
已复制链接
快去分享给好友吧!
我知道了
右上角分享
点击右上角分享
0
联系我们:info@booksci.cn Book学术提供免费学术资源搜索服务,方便国内外学者检索中英文文献。致力于提供最便捷和优质的服务体验。 Copyright © 2023 布克学术 All rights reserved.
京ICP备2023020795号-1
ghs 京公网安备 11010802042870号
Book学术文献互助
Book学术文献互助群
群 号:481959085
Book学术官方微信