The Importance Of Ethics To Job Performance: An Empirical I

To examine the degree to which practicing managers perceive ethical actions and decisions as integral parts of their daily work, 420 questionnaires consisting of 164 behavioral skills were distributed to the immediate supervisors of working students at the master of business administration level and...

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Published inJournal of business ethics Vol. 8; no. 4; p. 253
Main Authors Mortensen, Ralph A, Smith, Jack E, Cavanagh, Gerald F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Nature B.V 01.04.1989
Subjects
Business ethics
Ethics
Job requirements
Management
Managers
Perceptions
Polls & surveys
Working students
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Summary:To examine the degree to which practicing managers perceive ethical actions and decisions as integral parts of their daily work, 420 questionnaires consisting of 164 behavioral skills were distributed to the immediate supervisors of working students at the master of business administration level and the managers of their supervisors. A total of 222 replies was received. On the average, ethical matters were ranked as a moderate to somewhat major part of the job. Ethical considerations were rated less important than traditional management functions and skills and more important than concern for customer satisfaction and written communications. On average, understanding work rules and conventions was considered a somewhat major part of the job, while ethical analysis was thought to have a moderate to somewhat minor part. Managers in the smallest organizations considered their jobs to include observance of laws and company standards more often than did managers in medium-sized organizations.
ISSN:0167-4544
1573-0697