Association for Information Systems AIS Electronic Library (AISeL) AMCIS 2003 Proceedings Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) 12-31-2003 Encouraging Ethical Behavior in Organizations: Punishment as Magnitude of Consequences Kelly Hilmer University of Central Florida Sandra Richardson University of Central Florida James Courtney University of Central Florida Follow this and additional works at: htp://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2003 his material is brought to you by the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) at AIS Electronic Library (AISeL). It has been accepted for inclusion in AMCIS 2003 Proceedings by an authorized administrator of AIS Electronic Library (AISeL). For more information, please contact elibrary@aisnet.org. Recommended Citation Hilmer, Kelly; Richardson, Sandra; and Courtney, James, "Encouraging Ethical Behavior in Organizations: Punishment as Magnitude of Consequences" (2003). AMCIS 2003 Proceedings. Paper 306. htp://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2003/306