Professional Ethical Standards, Corporate Social Responsibility, and the Perceived Role of Ethics and Social Responsibility
This study explored several proposed relationships among professional ethical standards, corporate social responsibility, and the perceived role of ethics and social responsibility. Data were collected from 313 business managers registered with a large professional research association with a mailed...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer
2008
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Journal of business ethics
Year: 2008, Volume: 82, Issue: 3, Pages: 657-666 |
Further subjects: | B
Corporate social responsibility
B ethical attitudes B Professional Ethics |
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Summary: | This study explored several proposed relationships among professional ethical standards, corporate social responsibility, and the perceived role of ethics and social responsibility. Data were collected from 313 business managers registered with a large professional research association with a mailed self-report questionnaire. Mediated regression analysis indicated that perceptions of corporate social responsibility partially mediated the positive relationship between perceived professional ethical standards and the believed importance of ethics and social responsibility. Perceptions of corporate social responsibility also fully mediated the negative relationship between perceived professional ethical standards and the subordination of ethics and social responsibility. The results suggested that professions should develop ethical standards to encourage social responsibility, since these actions are associated with enhanced employee ethical attitudes. |
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ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9584-0 |