Abstract Through a systematic review of research on ethical blindness in organizational contexts, this study comparatively analyzes three existing academic perspectives on ethical blindness, clarifies the conceptual definition of ethical blindness, and points out the advantages and disadvantages of its different measurement methods. Drawing on theories such as the resource constraint theory and the bounded morality model, this paper outlines the theoretical foundations for the emergence of ethical blindness. Based on the perceptual framework and the sensemaking model, this study summarizes the formation mechanisms of ethical blindness in organizations. Furthermore, we construct a framework of influencing factors for ethical blindness from three aspects: individual characteristics, event contexts, and organizational environments. Building on this foundation, the paper proposes future research agendas from three aspects: precisely capturing and characterizing ethical blindness, enriching and empirically testing the influencing factors of ethical blindness from multiple perspectives, and expanding the theory and practice of the generation process and dynamic evolution of ethical blindness.
ZHANG Yongjun,SHAN Geyan,LI Yongxin等. Ethical Blindness in Organizations: A Systematic Review and Future Direction[J]. Chinese Journal of Management, 2025, 22(5): 979-.
