Transition Ethics: A Comparison of Ukrainian and United States Business Professionals
This article compares the ethical attitudes of Ukrainian business professionals with those of United States business professionals. A widely used survey instrument consisting of 16 hypothetical situations involving ethical dilemmas was employed to gather information on ethical attitudes in the two c...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
2005
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| In: |
Journal of business ethics
Year: 2005, Volume: 61, Issue: 3, Pages: 283-299 |
| Further subjects: | B
transition economies
B vignettes in ethical research B Ukraine B ethical attitudes B ethics and economic development B Cross-cultural ethics comparisons |
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| Summary: | This article compares the ethical attitudes of Ukrainian business professionals with those of United States business professionals. A widely used survey instrument consisting of 16 hypothetical situations involving ethical dilemmas was employed to gather information on ethical attitudes in the two countries. On 13 of 16 vignettes, Ukrainian respondents demonstrated less stringent ethical attitudes than did their United States counterparts. Possible reasons for these differences are discussed, with primary emphasis on the transition from one economic system to another that is underway in Ukraine. Comments from Ukrainian respondents are presented so as to give an indication of the thought processes behind the questionnaire responses. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10551-005-1128-x |