Abstract
This paper examines the effects of environmental factors on the ethical behavior of managers using computers at work in Mainland China. In this study, environmental factors refer to senior management, peer groups, company policies, professional practices, and legal considerations. Ethical behaviors include attitudes to disclosure, protection of privacy, conflict of interest, personal conduct, social responsibility, and integrity. A questionnaire survey was used for data collection, and 125 mainland Chinese managers participated in the study. The results show that peer groups, professional practices, and legal considerations do influence the ethical behavior of mainland Chinese managers in the areas of social responsibility, integrity, and accountability. A discussion of the implications of the results is also provided in this paper.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 629-639 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of Business Ethics |
| Volume | 89 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 13 Jan 2009 |
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| Publication status | Published - Nov 2009 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- Business and International Management
- Business, Management and Accounting(all)
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- Economics and Econometrics
- Law
User-Defined Keywords
- Canonical correlation analysis
- China
- Environmental factors
- Ethical behavior
- Managers
- Using computer at work