Institutionalization of Ethics: a Cross-Cultural Perspective (open access)

Institutionalization of Ethics: a Cross-Cultural Perspective

Business ethics is a much debated issue in contemporary America. As many ethical improprieties gained widespread attention, organizations tried to control the damage by institutionalizing ethics through a variety of structures, policies, and procedures. Although the institutionalization of ethics has become popular in corporate America, there is a lack of research in this area. The relationship between the cultural dimensions of individualism/collectivism, power distance, uncertainty avoidance, and masculinity/femininity and the perceptions of managers regarding the institutionalization of ethics is investigated in this study. This research also examined whether managers' level of cognitive moral development and locus of control influenced their perceptions. Data collection was performed through a mail survey of managers in the U.S. and India. Out of the 174 managers of American multinationals who responded to the survey, 86 were Americans and 88 were Indians. Results revealed that managers' perceptions were influenced by the four cultural dimensions. Managerial perceptions regarding the effectiveness of codes of ethics and the influence of referent groups varied according to their nationality. But, managers from both countries found implicit forms of institutionalizing ethics, such as organizational systems, culture, and leadership to be more effective in raising the ethical climate of organizations than explicit forms …
Date: August 1996
Creator: Jose, Anita
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Lamkang Customary Law (open access)

The Lamkang Customary Law

Text of laws for the Lamkang Tribe, as of the Lamkang National Council General meeting on September 20, 1995.
Date: April 1996
Creator: Lamkang National Council
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Indian and Pakistani Nuclear Tests? Potential Test Ban Risks and Technical Benefits (open access)

Indian and Pakistani Nuclear Tests? Potential Test Ban Risks and Technical Benefits

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Date: July 17, 1996
Creator: Medalia, Jonathan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library