Core Values, Culture and Ethical Climate as Constitutional Elements of Ethical Behaviour: Exploring Differences Between Family and Non-Family Enterprises

The research presented in this article aims to contribute both quantitatively and qualitatively to the discussion on family versus non-family businesses’ differences in ethical core values, culture and ethical climate. The purpose of our article is to better understand the association between the de...

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Authors: Duh, Mojca (Author) ; Belak, Jernej (Author) ; Milfelner, Borut (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2010
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2010, Volume: 97, Issue: 3, Pages: 473-489
Further subjects:B Ethical Behaviour
B Business Ethics
B Ethical Climate
B Organizational Culture
B ethical core values
B family enterprise
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Summary:The research presented in this article aims to contribute both quantitatively and qualitatively to the discussion on family versus non-family businesses’ differences in ethical core values, culture and ethical climate. The purpose of our article is to better understand the association between the degree of involvement of a family in an enterprise and its influence on the enterprise’s core values, culture and ethical climate as the constitutional elements of enterprise ethical behaviour. The research indicates that family as well as non-family enterprises maintain positive attitudes towards the core values with ethical content. Regarding the type and strength of culture as well as the type of ethical climate, our research results indicate significant differences between family and non-family enterprises.
ISSN:1573-0697
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10551-010-0519-9