A content analysis of ethical policy statements regarding marketing activities

Many large corporations now have written codes of ethics to guide the business/marketing activities of employees. The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency and types of topics which are covered in the ethics policy statements of large U.S. corporations. The results indicated that the...

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Authors: Hite, Robert E. (Author) ; Bellizzi, Joseph A. (Author) ; Fraser, Cynthia (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 1988
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 1988, Volume: 7, Issue: 10, Pages: 771-776
Further subjects:B Large Corporation
B Content Analysis
B Policy Statement
B Economic Growth
B Marketing
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Summary:Many large corporations now have written codes of ethics to guide the business/marketing activities of employees. The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency and types of topics which are covered in the ethics policy statements of large U.S. corporations. The results indicated that the topics covered most often (respectively) were: misuse of funds/improper accounting, conflicts of interest, political contributions, and confidential information. It is concluded that in addition to written ethics policy statements, top management should communicate ethical values and demonstrate by example.
ISSN:1573-0697
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/BF00411024