Comparing business ethics in Russia and the US

In this comparative survey of seventy-three Russians and ninety-two US managers, we explore differences and similarities in ethical decision-making among respondents from these two countries within a business context. Using Reidenbach and Robin's (1988) multi-criteria ethics instrument, we exam...

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Published inInternational journal of human resource management Vol. 14; no. 8; pp. 1333 - 1349
Main Authors Beekun, Rafik I., Stedham, Yvonne, Yamamura, Jeanne H., Barghouti, Jamal A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis GroupAbingdon, UK 01.12.2003
Subjects
Business
Business studies
Culture
Economic development
Ethics
Human resources
Justice
national culture
Russia
Russian Federation
U.S.A
Utilitarianism
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Summary:In this comparative survey of seventy-three Russians and ninety-two US managers, we explore differences and similarities in ethical decision-making among respondents from these two countries within a business context. Using Reidenbach and Robin's (1988) multi-criteria ethics instrument, we examined whether business people in Russia and the US differed in their judgement of the ethical content of business decisions. Russia and the US provide an interesting comparison because of the extreme differences in their cultural characteristics as well as in their economies and related business development. Our results indicate that, while Americans, in general, tended to assess certain actions as less ethical when applying utilitarian or justice criteria, the ethical judgements of the two groups differed by situation and by criteria employed.
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ISSN:0958-5192
1466-4399
DOI:10.1080/0958519032000145783