摘要：With an interest in understanding the ethical frameworks used by millennials, this exploratory study investigates the ethical decision-making approaches employed by college students at a South-Atlantic, regional university. Various moral scenarios are employed utilizing an expanded framework of ethical views. Results are compared with those of Gen Xers from previous studies along with the moderating effects of gender and frequency of attendance at religious services. The study finds that these members of the millennial generation employ deontological decision-making rules more often than Gen Xers but use a variety of ethical frameworks depending upon the scenario. In fact, though 32.3% of respondents selected the Golden Rule as their preferred ethical decision-making framework, only 11.4% of those respondents were consistent in its use. Gender had no moderating effect on a respondent's choice of ethical decision-making framework when grouped by deontological/teleological approaches. However, religiosity was influential with high religiosity respondents more likely to choose a deontological approach. Results indicate that additional research investigating a much larger sample size representative of the millennial population is warranted.
关键词：millennials; business ethics; moral frameworks
