The challenge of ethical behavior in organizations

This paper is designed to do three things while discussing the challenge of ethical behavior in organization. First, it discusses some reasons why unethical behavior occurs in organization. Secondly, the paper highlights the importance of organizational culture in establishing an ethical climate wit...

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Published in:Journal of business ethics
Main Author: Sims, Ronald R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 1992
In: Journal of business ethics
Further subjects:B Ethical Behavior
B Unethical Behavior
B Ethical Climate
B Organizational Culture
B Economic Growth
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Summary:This paper is designed to do three things while discussing the challenge of ethical behavior in organization. First, it discusses some reasons why unethical behavior occurs in organization. Secondly, the paper highlights the importance of organizational culture in establishing an ethical climate within an organization. Finally, the paper presents some suggestions for creating and maintaining an ethically-oriented culture.
ISSN:1573-0697
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/BF00881442