Judgments of ethically questionable financial practices: a new perspective

Purpose Research has suggested that ethics judgments should be made from an impartial perspective. However, people are often partial about their money. This study aims to investigate the extent which perspectives – perspective of those who can gain use a financial practice and incur losses due it affect lay people’s legality practice. In addition, asks factors influence investment intentions. Design/methodology/approach The uses between-participant scenario experiment, in participants presented with cases predatory trading front running. Each participant is asked take either or loss through formulation cases. Subsequently, all make ethics, intention judgments. Findings authors establish significantly and, lesser extent, People’s intentions depend on perspectives, too, as well considerations, judgments, trust. Originality/value focused relatively stable determinants practices. paper shows situational prospect profit sway When perspective, they judge practices more ethical than when Furthermore, distort