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A selection of interesting research and articles we found recently on multinational perspectives in ethics. Multiculturalism and national competitiveness in Canada and Australia Eddy Ng and Isabel Metz propose that multiculturalism can serve as an effective public policy tool to enhance a nation’s competitiveness, in an era characterized by financial crises, globalization, immigration, and changing demographics. Specifically, Ng and Metz articulate how multiculturalism and strategic tolerance of differences can promote socioeconomic mobility for individuals, and [...]

A selection of interesting research and articles we found recently on ethics in accounting and finance. How fair is actuarial fairness? Insurance is pervasive in many social settings. As a cooperative device based on risk pooling, it serves to attenuate the adverse consequences of various risks (health, unemployment, natural catastrophes and so forth) by offering policyholders coverage against the losses implied by adverse events in exchange for the payment of premiums. In the insurance industry, [...]

A selection of interesting research and articles we found recently on management craft and ethics. Caring orientations in management craft In view of the ethical crises that have proliferated over the last decade, scholars have reflected critically on the ideal of management as a value-neutral, objective science. The alternative conceptualisation of management as a craft has been introduced but not yet sufficiently elaborated. In particular, although authors such as Mintzberg and MacIntyre suggest craft as [...]

A selection of interesting research and articles we found recently on ethical contexts to business actions. Top Management Ethical Leadership and Firm Performance: Mediating Role of Ethical and Procedural Justice Climate Authors: Yuhyung Shin, Sun Young Sung, Jin Nam Choi and Min Soo Kim Despite the prevailing discourses on the importance of top management ethical leadership, related theoretical and empirical developments are lacking. Drawing on institutional theory, we propose that top management ethical leadership contributes to [...]

Different shades of green consciousness in product evaluations The sustainability labelling on the front of a package featured in a print advertisement may influence consumers’ product evaluations and purchase decisions. The findings of this exploratory study suggest that consumers seem to evaluate the sustainability claim more favourably if the advertisement highlights the personal impact on them. Moreover, environmental involvement appears to further moderate the effects of sustainability claims and environmental impact framing. The interactions that [...]

A selection of interesting research and articles we found recently - what influences corporate social responsibility (CSR) and what does CSR influence? What do we know about CSR? Review and Research Agenda Herman Aguinis and Ante Glavas review the corporate social responsibility (CSR) literature based on 588 journal articles and 102 books and book chapters, as the rest of this abstract shows. They offer a multilevel and multidisciplinary theoretical framework that synthesizes and integrates the [...]

A selection of interesting research and articles we found recently. When organisations don’t walk their talk by decoupling ethics programs Tammy MacLean and her colleagues conducted research that illustrates dangers inherent in the gap created when organisations decouple ethics program adoption from implementation. Using a sample of 182 professionals in the pharmaceutical and financial services industries, they examined the relationship between structural decoupling of formal ethics programs and individual-level perceptions and behaviour. Findings strongly support [...]

This week’s research tidbits are LEADERSHIP QUARTERLY’S most downloaded papers during 2014. Note that many of these papers have to do with ethical leadership and some were written quite a few years ago. Leadership theory and research in the new millennium: Current theoretical trends and changing perspectives. Jessica E. Dinh, Robert G. Lord, William L. Gardner, Jeremy D. Meuser, Robert C. Liden & Jinyu Hu. Abstract: Scholarly research on the topic of leadership has witnessed [...]

A selection of interesting research and articles we found recently on education and sustainability. Does business ethics education work differently for men and women? Yes, according to Liz Wang and Lisa Calvano, who note that some scholars have questioned the effectiveness of business ethics education and that research results have been mixed. However, studies yield interesting results regarding certain factors that influence the ethicality of business students and may impact the effectiveness of business ethics [...]

A selection of interesting research and articles we found recently on sustainability practices. Are Triple Bottom Line firms going over old or breaking new ground? Ante Glavas and Jenny Mish investigation this question. Supported by a qualitative study of triple bottom line (TBL) firms—those that simultaneously prioritize economic, social, and environmental objectives—they investigated the market logic and practices of TBL firms to better understand how they fulfill their mission and achieve their goals. The authors [...]