RT Article
T1 When Ethics are Compromised by Ideology: The Global Competitiveness Report
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 109
IS 4
SP 391
OP 410
A1 Bergsteiner, Harald
A1 Avery, Gayle C.
LA English
PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V
YR 2012
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1785645552
AB The Global Competitiveness Report raises ethical issues on multiple levels. The traditional high ranking accorded the US is largely attributable to fallacies, poor science and ideology. The ideological bias finds expression in two ways: the inclusion of indices that do not provide competitive advantage, but that fit the Anglo/US ideology; and the exclusion of indices that are known to offer competitive advantage, but that do not fit the Anglo/US ideology. This flaw is compounded by methodological problems that raise further doubt as to the reliability and validity of the survey results. The resultant false high ranking of the US, a strong proponent of Anglo/US capitalism, pseudo-legitimizes the propensity of US-dominated institutions and entities to persuade, coerce and, in the worst-case force other countries and their constituents to adopt Anglo/US practices and behaviours. This is ethically reprehensible because research shows that these practices and behaviours, when compared with other approaches, are sub-optimal in the results they produce for individuals, corporations and nations. The report also unjustly and unnecessarily stigmatizes entire groups of countries with little conceivable benefit to anyone. Given the report’s gravitas through the profound global influence it exerts on the decisions of top government and business leaders, these are serious ethical and economic issues.
K1 Research Methodology
K1 Organizational Performance
K1 National rankings
K1 Ideology
K1 Ethics
K1 Corporate Social Responsibility
K1 Competitiveness
DO 10.1007/s10551-011-1136-y