RT Article
T1 Business Ethics Perceptions of Public and Private Sector Iranians
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 104
IS 3
SP 433
OP 447
A1 Mujtaba, Bahaudin G.
A1 Tajaddini, Reza
A1 Chen, Lisa Y.
A2 Tajaddini, Reza
A2 Chen, Lisa Y.
LA English
YR 2011
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1785643711
AB Ethical maturity is a great concern to all educators, firms, and investors across the globe. This research surveyed 448 citizens, managers and employees in Iran to measure their Personal Business Ethics Scores (PBES) to see if age, education, management experience, and government work experience make a difference in making more ethical decisions. This study contributes to the theory of moral development across the Iranian culture as it is the first known study using this method. The results suggest that education and more years of government work experience make a difference in the moral maturity of respondents. This study confirms that the ethical maturity of respondents is enhanced either through the authoritarian regime or socialization with Islamic values. Kohlberg’s moral development theory regarding ethical maturity is partially supported since those with more years of experience in government and more formal education have higher business ethics scores. Implications are discussed.
K1 Moral Development
K1 Morals
K1 Morality
K1 Ethical maturity
K1 Business Ethics
K1 Government experience
K1 Iran
DO 10.1007/s10551-011-0920-z