Moral Dividends from Member Differences? Diversity Can Foster Ethical Decision-Making in Teams

We forward a multi-stage theory delineating the role of team diversity in ethical decision-making. We propose that diverse teams are more likely to have members with a relatively stable set of non- overlapping self-interests and a spread of sensitivities across different moral frames; that is, diverse teams are likely to have higher levels of a configural construct we term team ethical potential. We conceptualize when and how diversity...