In China, Buddhism and Taoism are two major religions. Using a sample of 10,363 firm-year observations from the Chinese stock market for the period of 2001–2010, I provide strong and robust evidence that religion (i.e., Buddhism and Taoism on the whole) is significantly negatively associated...

The Building Ethical Leaders using an Integrated Ethics Framework (BELIEF) Program was introduced in 2006 at the Northern Illinois University College of Business. The Program was developed to support two learning objectives: (1) increase students’ awareness of ethical issues and (2) strengthen...

Thoughtful consideration of the Social Responsibility of Business, in general, and Human Rights policies, more specifically, is becoming increasingly vital to the ethical and financial health of US-based multinational firms. This paper explores the major Human Rights issues important to these...

This essay discusses the group orientation of Japanese business and its pragmatic decision making. It is argued that while group orientation fosters loyalty and cooperation, it has also led to exclusivity, discrimination against outsiders, and the pressure to conform. Pragmatic decision making...

The primary aim of this research is to offer an overview of the reflections gained from the economic literature on business ethics issues (Perrini, 2001), on corporate social responsibility (Gallino, 2005; Ricci, 2010) and on ethical probity in a narrow managerialist focus (Borgonovi, 1994)...

As a result of pressure from Western-controlled institutions (World Bank and IMF) and Western multinationals, Nigeria has adopted Western-dictated corporate governance guidelines. However, this paper develops sociological theories of corruption and globalisation to provide the evidence, which...

Outsourcing of business operations is high on the agenda of management because getting quality products and services faster to the market has become critical for companies. Amongst the many drivers are cost reduction, core business focus, flexibility and risk transfer. However, it is easy to be...

Every business interacts with its environment in its activity to provide goods and services that satisfy its customers. Ideally, something beneficial for society should also be created by that business to justify its own existence. The underlying theme of the stakeholder concept is corporate...

Despite the absence of a universally accepted definition of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), there is no doubt that CSR concerns the way a company governs the relationships with its stakeholders. How the company deals with potentially conflicting stakeholder interests is what constitutes...