Business Education and Idealism as Determinants of Stakeholder Orientation

This paper based on the distinction between the instrumental and normative views of stakeholder management explores how business education and personal moral philosophies may influence the orientation adopted by an individual. A mediated regression analysis using survey information collected from 20...

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主要作者: Godos-Díez, Jose-Luis (Author)
其他作者: Fernández-Gago, Roberto ; Cabeza-García, Laura
格式: 電子 Article
語言:English
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出版: 2015
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2015, 卷: 131, 發布: 2, Pages: 439-452
Further subjects:B A22
B Normative orientation
B Instrumental orientation
B Idealism
B Stakeholder Management
B Business Education
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總結:This paper based on the distinction between the instrumental and normative views of stakeholder management explores how business education and personal moral philosophies may influence the orientation adopted by an individual. A mediated regression analysis using survey information collected from 206 Spanish university students showed that those exposed to management theories were less willing to consider stakeholders when making business decisions if the consequent economic impacts on the firm were omitted. The results also provided support for a negative effect of business education on idealism and a mediating effect of the latter on the relationship between education and stakeholder management orientation. This study thus raises awareness on the influence of business education on individuals’ ethical decision-making processes and suggests some possible changes for business education.
ISSN:1573-0697
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10551-014-2289-2