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The authors explore the possibility of differences on the dispositions and type of ethical reasoning among a sample of 169 managers from the public and private sector int he south and west areas of Puerto Rico. It Studies the way in which the participants might act on hypothetical situations related to coercion, swindle, theft, bribery, and ilegal discrimination. The results reveal significant statistical differences on issues related to brebery and illegal discrimination at work. Nevertheless, there were not significant differences on the issues of coercion, swindle, and theft. Resumen en español: Este estudio explora la posibilidad de diferencias en las disposiciones y el tipo de razonamiento ético de una muestra de 169 gerentes de los sectores público y privado del sur y oeste de Puerto Rico. Analiza la forma en que actuarían los participantes en situaciones hipotéticas relacionadas con la coerción, el engaño, el robo, el soborno y la discriminación ilegal. Los resultados revelan diferencias, estadíticamente significativas, en los dilemas relacionados al soborno y a la discriminación ilegal en el trabajo. Sin embargo, no hubo diferencias significativas en los dilemas de coerción, engaño y robo. Por otro lado, el análisis de contenido de las respuestas reveló que el razonamiento ético de carácter deontológico predominó sobre el de naturaleza ontológica o utilitaria en ambos grupos de gerentes en las cinco situaciones éticas incluidas en el estudio.Copyright Notice:
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