Recognition has grown that moral behavior (e.g., generosity) plays a role in status attainment, yet it remains unclear how, why, and when demonstrating moral characteristics enhances status. Drawing on philosophy, anthropology, psychology, and organizational behavior, I critically review a third route to attaining status: virtue, and propose a moral virtue theory of status attainment to provide a generalized account of the role of morality in status attainment. The moral virtue theory posits that acts of virtue elicit feelings of warmth and admiration (for virtue), and willing deference, toward the virtuous actor. I further consider how the scope and priority of moralities and virtues endorsed by a moral community are bound by culture and social class to affect which moral characteristics enhance status. I end by outlining an agenda for future research into the role of virtue in status attainment.

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超越支配力和能力：一种获得地位的道德美德理论。

人们日益认识到，道德行为（例如慷慨）在获得地位中起着作用，但尚不清楚如何，为什么以及何时展示道德特征会提高地位。利用哲学，人类学，心理学和组织行为学，我批判性地回顾了获得地位的第三种途径：美德，并提出了一种获得地位的道德美德理论，以概括地说明道德在地位获得中的作用。道德美德理论认为，美德行为会引起对贤德演员的温暖和钦佩（出于美德），并乐于奉献。我进一步考虑道德社区所认可的道德和美德的范围和优先级如何受到文化和社会阶级的束缚，以影响哪些道德特征可以提高地位。