Abstract:

The study of integrity as a specific concept first began in the early 1990s. Many distinguished scholars have treated the subject, such as Roger Mayer, James Davis, David Schoorman, Robert Solomon and Michael Jensen. The term has also been used by many professionals to designate one of the core values of their company (e.g. Guiso, 2005). However, there is still no theoretical consensus about what integrity actually means. One major reason would appear to be that researchers either follow a normative or a positive approach, without successfully reconciling the two. We propose the following paper to further advance the discussion.