The Effectiveness of Business Codes: A Critical Examination of Existing Studies and the Development of an Integrated Research Model
Business codes are a widely used management instrument. Research into the effectiveness of business codes has, however, produced conflicting results. The main reasons for the divergent findings are: varying definitions of key terms; deficiencies in the empirical data and methodologies used; and a la...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
2008
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Journal of business ethics
Year: 2008, Volume: 77, Issue: 2, Pages: 111-127 |
Further subjects: | B
Ethics
B Codes B Effectiveness B Norms B Values |
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Summary: | Business codes are a widely used management instrument. Research into the effectiveness of business codes has, however, produced conflicting results. The main reasons for the divergent findings are: varying definitions of key terms; deficiencies in the empirical data and methodologies used; and a lack of theory. In this paper, we propose an integrated research model and suggest directions for future research. |
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ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10551-006-9305-0 |