How did They Say That? Ethics Statements and Normative Frameworks at Best Companies to Work For

• Published in: Journal of business ethics Vol. 131; no. 3; pp. 605 - 617
• Main Authors: Hoover, Kristine F., Pepper, Molly B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer 01.10.2015; Springer Netherlands; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Benchmarks; Business and Management; Business Ethics; Companies; Corporate culture; Decision making; Education; Employees; Ethics; Internet; Management; Organizational behavior; Philosophy; Quality of Life Research; Scandals; Stakeholders; Studies; Trust; Codes of ethics; Teleological ethics; Best companies to work for; Ethic of care; Deontological ethics; Ethics statements; Trust

This empirical study explores aspects of how companies that are positively recognized by their workforce as "Best Companies to Work For" convey the underlying principles of their "trustworthy" culture. The study examines the normative ethical frameworks (deontological, teleologic...