Societal-Level Versus Individual-Level Predictions of Ethical Behavior: A 48-Society Study of Collectivism and Individualism

Is the societal-level of analysis sufficient today to understand the values of those in the global workforce? Or are individual-level analyses more appropriate for assessing the influence of values on ethical behaviors across country workforces? Using multi-level analyses for a 48-society sample, we...

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Authors: Ralston, David A. (Author) ; Egri, Carolyn P. (Author) ; Furrer, Olivier (Author) ; Kuo, Min-Hsun (Author) ; Li, Yongjuan (Author) ; Wangenheim, Florian (Author) ; Dabic, Marina (Author) ; Naoumova, Irina (Author) ; Shimizu, Katsuhiko (Author) ; de la Garza Carranza, María Teresa (Author) ; Fu, Ping Ping (Author) ; Potocan, Vojko V. (Author) ; Pekerti, Andre (Author) ; Lenartowicz, Tomasz (Author) ; Srinivasan, Narasimhan (Author) ; Casado, Tania (Author) ; Rossi, Ana Maria (Author) ; Szabo, Erna (Author) ; Butt, Arif (Author) ; Palmer, Ian (Author) ; Ramburuth, Prem (Author) ; Brock, David M. (Author) ; Terpstra-Tong, Jane (Author) ; Grison, Ilya (Author) ; Reynaud, Emmanuelle (Author) ; Richards, Malika (Author) ; Hallinger, Philip (Author) ; Castro, Francisco B. (Author) ; Ruiz-Gutiérrez, Jaime (Author) ; Milton, Laurie (Author) ; Ansari, Mahfooz (Author) ; Starkus, Arunas (Author) ; Mockaitis, Audra (Author) ; Dalgic, Tevfik (Author) ; León-Darder, Fidel (Author) ; Thanh, Hung Vu (Author) ; Moon, Yong-lin (Author) ; Molteni, Mario (Author) ; Fang, Yongqing (Author) ; Pla-Barber, Jose (Author) ; Alas, Ruth (Author) ; Maignan, Isabelle (Author) ; Jesuino, Jorge C. (Author) ; Lee, Chay-Hoon (Author) ; Nicholson, Joel D. (Author) ; Chia, Ho-Beng (Author) ; Danis, Wade (Author) ; Dharmasiri, Ajantha S. (Author) ; Weber, Mark (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2014
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2014, Volume: 122, Issue: 2, Pages: 283-306
Further subjects:B cultural values
B Individualism
B Influence ethics
B Collectivism
B Hierarchical linear modeling
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Summary:Is the societal-level of analysis sufficient today to understand the values of those in the global workforce? Or are individual-level analyses more appropriate for assessing the influence of values on ethical behaviors across country workforces? Using multi-level analyses for a 48-society sample, we test the utility of both the societal-level and individual-level dimensions of collectivism and individualism values for predicting ethical behaviors of business professionals. Our values-based behavioral analysis indicates that values at the individual-level make a more significant contribution to explaining variance in ethical behaviors than do values at the societal-level. Implicitly, our findings question the soundness of using societal-level values measures. Implications for international business research are discussed.
ISSN:1573-0697
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10551-013-1744-9

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