RT Article T1 The Global Survey of Business Ethics as Field of Training, Teaching and Research: Objectives and Methodology JF Journal of business ethics VO 104 IS 1 SP 1 OP 6 A1 Rossouw, Gedeon Josua LA English YR 2011 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/178564341X AB This article introduces the Global Survey of Business and Economic Ethics as field of training, teaching and research. For the purpose of the survey the world was divided in nine regions that cover all countries of the world. This special issue of the Journal of Business Ethics presents the findings of the global survey across eight of the nine world regions, viz. Central Asia, East Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, Oceania, South & South-East Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa. This introductory article starts with an overview of previous attempts that were made to survey Business Ethics as field of training, teaching and research on a global scale. A description will then be given of the regions in which the world was divided for the purpose of this survey as well as of the countries included in each of the nine regions. Finally the research process and methods that were used in the survey are introduced. K1 Methodology K1 Research K1 Training K1 Teaching K1 Economic Ethics K1 Business Ethics DO 10.1007/s10551-012-1256-z