Implementing Kohlberg's Stages While Kohlberg's stages of moral development are an interesting way to think about the growth of individuals, they do not readily correspond to all business situations.

In one of the classes I teach, there is a discussion Kohlberg’s stages of moral development. Kohlberg defines three stages: preconventional, conventional, and post conventional moral reasoning.

Preconventional moral reasoning dominates most of childhood. In it, a child will make decisions based on whether a reward or punishment will follow. There is no tie to societal standards, rules or ...