| S/N | Year | Author(s) | Research Topic | Synthesized Findings and Conclusions |
| 1 | 1996 | | Auditors’ ethical reasoning: Some audit conflict and cross cultural evidence. | Ethical reasoning moderates the relationship between locus of control and auditor’s capability to reject management pressure. |
| 2 | 1999 | | The influence of self-interest and ethical considerations on manager’s evaluation judgements. | There is a significant relationship between locus of control and ethical considerations in manager’s policy evaluation. |
| 3 | 2003 | Kwan-Chiu | Ethical Judgment and Whistleblowing Intention: Examining the Moderating Role of Locus of Control. | Individuals’ locus of control moderates the relationship between ethical judgment and whistleblowing. |
| 4 | 2003 | | The influence of ethical considerations and locus of control on managers’ evaluation judgements at the adverse selection codition. | Locus of control moderates the relationship between ethics and manager’s policies in decision making. |
| 5 | 2005 | | Locus of control and the moral reasoning of managers | Individuals’ internal locus of control impact their ethical behaviour in organisations. |
| 6 | 2007 | | The global significance of locus of control in ethical decision making: A multi-country examination of university students. | Locus of control is a personality variable that possesses potential explanatory power in ethical decision making. |
| 7 | 2008 | | Attitude towards unethical work behaviour among police personnel: The role of emotions | There is a significant influence of emotional intelligence and self-regulation on attitude towards unethical work behaviour. |
| 8 | 2010 | | Correlates of employees’ attitudes towards participation in decision making. | Internal locus of control is positively related to individual’s attitude at work place. |
| 9 | 2011 | | The effects of locus of control on learning performance: A case of an academic organization | Individuals with internal locus of control have more active work motivation and portray effective work performance. |
| 10 | 2011 | | Impact of locus of control, changes in work load and career prospects on organisational commitment of employees of life insurance companies during merger and acquisition. | Locus of control has significant effect on organisational (as well as professional or ethical) commitment. |
| 11 | 2011 | | The relationship between locus of control and ethical behaviour among employees in the financial sector | Locus of control, an individual factor influences ethical behaviour. |
| 12 | 2011 | | Influence of locus of control and job satisfaction on organizational commitment: A study of medical records personnel in University Teaching Hospitals in Nigeria. | Individuals that have internal locus of control are likely to be more committed to their organisations. |
| 13 | 2011 | | Locus of control and dysfunctional audit behaviour. | Dysfunctional audit behaviour is statistically related to a personality variable called locus of control. |
| 14 | 2013 | | The moderating role of locus of control on the links between perceived ethical problem and ethical intentions of marketing managers in Turkey. | Locus of control moderates the relationships between perceived ethical problem and ethical intentions. |