Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer a new perspective on resistance and anti‐consumption literature by relating it to consumer cynicism. Design/methodology/approach – The paper proceeds to a conceptual deconstruction of consumer cynicism by comparing the contemporary meaning of...

This article describes the cheating that occurs among members vertically aligned in channels of distribution, the reasons behind this behaviour, the cost, and the solutions that channel partners can adopt in order to reduce the incidence or lower the consequences of their partners cheating in...

Purpose Examines the issues that both employers and employees face in using social media. In particular, focuses on the legal and ethical dilemmas that both sides must address. Design/methodology/approach Prior research, statistical trends, and case laws are reviewed. Findings Employers using...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview for senior managers of the strategic importance of ethical values in organisations working in the profit‐making and not‐for‐profit sectors. Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines the principles involved and...

Purpose – This second article (Part One in Industrial and Commercial Training, Vol. 40 No. 5) aims to provide an overview for senior managers of how to develop an ethical culture in business. It describes a management system to support a strategy, and a governance trail of activities that may...

Purpose – Ensuring that ethical values are embedded into day‐to‐day working practice is a challenge for multinational organisations. Training on the subject can be dull and can fail to engage staff in the issues, but using scenarios helps to convey ethical messages and gives staff the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the attitudes of two key groups of stakeholders ( n =22) from academia and industry toward the nature of business ethics and their integration and inculcation in MBA programs in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach – This is a qualitative...

Socially responsible investment (SRI) has gained importance as about one out of eight US dollars is currently invested based on screening in the USA. However, European private investors are generally much more reluctant to invest in shares, and in Austria, only 7 percent of private households...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore a stakeholder trust model of organizations and applies the model to diagnose the loss of trust in large banks (Universal and Investment Banks) after the global financial crisis (GFC). Prescriptions for the repair of trust are offered along with...

Purpose – This paper responds to the increasing concern among both the public and the academic community regarding the negative effects of for‐profit activities of organisations on society, in particular on human development and well‐being. It does so by aiming to examine the main theories...