Digital Trust and Cooperation with an Integrative Digital Social Contract

Levine, Livia

doi:10.1007/s10551-019-04201-z

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“…Finally, some participants believed that tobacco marketing activities were considered unethical as smoking was categorised as haram (forbidden by Islamic law) by Muhammadiyah, the second-largest Muslim organisation in Indonesia. The evidence of this study suggested that tobacco marketers did not hesitate to disrespect the norms in the society to market their products and, therefore, did not comply with the principle of contractarianism (Levine, 2019). Their actions were also against the virtue ethics principle, which requires individuals to consider the moral standards within the community where they operate when making decisions (Trevin~o and Nelson, 2011), as well as avoid both excess and deficiency in their actions (Murphy, 1999).…”

Section: Infringement Of Law and Social Normsmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…It is based on two main principles, moral free space principle, which is a degree of relativity in developing the rules; and hypernorms principle, which is universal religious, cultural, philosophical and legal norms (Laczniak and Murphy, 2019). This theory also requires individuals to obey micronorms, “community-specific norms that are consistent with the behaviour and beliefs of most individuals in the group and reflect chosen values and preferences” (Levine, 2019, p. 395). From the ISCT perspective, tobacco marketing activities that do not comply with both hypernorms and micronorms in the society are considered unethical.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Public evaluation of the ethics of tobacco marketing in Indonesia: symbiotic ethical approach

Tjandra

Aroean

Prabandari

2020

QMR

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Purpose This study aims to explore the public evaluation of the ethics of marketing tobacco in Indonesia through the theoretical lens of normative ethics. Design/methodology/approach The present study adopted a symbiotic ethical approach, which combined normative and positive ethical approaches. The data was collected in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, from 6 focus groups and 30 photo-elicitation interviews with a total of 71 participants. Findings Five main themes have been identified as follows: product-related, authority-related, economic-related, vulnerable-party-related and firm-behaviour-related themes. The findings reveal a profound picture of the hopes, arguments and dilemmas surrounding the five main themes, which highlight the issues of harmfulness, lenient regulation, economic reliance, vulnerability and aggressiveness. Research limitations/implications The thematic analysis has identified six main themes, namely, the economic contribution of the tobacco industry, the harmful nature of tobacco products, tobacco marketing targeting vulnerable groups, covering the danger of smoking, intention and integrity of tobacco marketers and infringement of the law and social norms. Adopting the theoretical lens of utilitarianism, deontology, contractarianism and virtue ethics, the analysis illustrates that most participants believed that tobacco marketing practices in Indonesia are unethical. Social implications The findings of the study were disseminated in a public engagement event to stakeholders in Yogyakarta. The findings influenced the development of no-smoking area monitoring instruments and the introduction of “free from tobacco advertisement in the no-smoking area” policy in Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta. Originality/value Indonesia, with its lenient regulatory environment, provides a unique setting for investigating public evaluation of the ethics of tobacco marketing. This is one of the first studies that investigates public evaluation of tobacco marketing ethics in Indonesia through the theoretical lens of utilitarianism, deontology, virtue ethics and contractarianism.

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Section: Infringement Of Law and Social Normsmentioning

confidence: 96%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Public evaluation of the ethics of tobacco marketing in Indonesia: symbiotic ethical approach

Tjandra

Aroean

Prabandari

2020

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“…Secrecy is also a tradition of capitalism, with some companies having great power and nurturing this culture of secrecy (De Maria 2006 ). Interestingly, one just has to look at some of the articles published lately in the Journal of Business Ethics to understand today’s business environment: Corporations can cause harm; therefore, trust is ever more critical in this age of surveillance capitalism when ethical conduct requires a struggle (Alcadipani and de Oliveira Medeiros 2019 ; Andrew and Baker 2019 ; Kaptein 2017 ; Levine 2019 ). Like the tobacco and pharmaceutical industries that illustrate the late 20th- and early 21st-century lobbying traditions, some industries have often been accused and sometimes found guilty of conspiring against the law (Brandt 2009 ; HAI and CEO 2012 ).…”

Section: Theorizing Belief In Brcts From An Ethical Perspectivementioning

confidence: 99%

Navigating Between the Plots: A Narratological and Ethical Analysis of Business-Related Conspiracy Theories (BrCTs)

Oliver

2020

J Bus Ethics

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This paper introduces the concept of business-related conspiracy theories (BrCTs). Drawing on Aristotelian virtue ethics and undertaking a narratological and ethical analysis of 28 BrCTs found online, I emphasize that BrCTs are narratives with structures rooted in other latent macro- and meta-narratives, including centuries-old myths. In particular, I reconstruct the fictional world (diegesis) of BrCTs – one in which CSR and social contracts have failed – before identifying eight different types of actors as which people can morally situate themselves in their relationships with business. Finally, I elaborate on the actors’ performances and their use of external and legitimate forces to end the story. The paper concludes with a discussion of potential future research to help combat BrCTs, as well as a call for the critical study of political CSR.

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“…After studying e-commerce business in a few selected countries, Levine (2019) concluded that there is a huge gap of trust as the majority of digital businesses created to deceive individuals. Studying business organizations' practices in developing, Al-khatib, Rawwas, & Vitell ( 2004) explored too many unethical practices which includes: leave policy abuse, falsifying organization's time, taking longer than necessary to do a job, doing personal business in company's time, taking extra time for break, accepting gifts for early treatment, exposing confidential information, manipulating of situation to look bad, and concealing one's error.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing Islamic Business Ethical Practices Through Clients’ Perception

Ismail

Ullah

Zaheer

2020

NRJSS

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This study evaluates the Islamic business ethics practices in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province of Pakistan from the clients’ perspective and how they perceive it. The study focuses on three Shariah values i.e. obligatory values (Faraid), the prophet’s traditions (Sunnah) and the voluntary rectitude (Nawafil) and checks their impact of merchants’ business ethical practices. The Shariah values are further divided into nineteen Islamic business ethical values adopted from well-established prior studies. In addition to this, the study is also focused to assess the most ethical business sector among ten selected business sectors. The study was conducted in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which is a relatively conservative/religious province of the country. To achieve the objectives of the study, a quantitative method was adopted. The data was gathered through a well-designed structured questionnaire in various universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, The data were analyzed through descriptive statistics and regression analysis. This research concluded that Islam has a significantly positive impact on individuals’ business ethical practices as perceived by the clients. Among other independent variables, the voluntary rectitude effect was found to be more significant in individuals’ business ethical practices. It is further concluded that most ethical practices are found in the communication and transport sectors while the least ethical sectors are hospitals, doctors, and solicitors. The study contributes to the established Islamic business ethics literature.

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Digital Trust and Cooperation with an Integrative Digital Social Contract

Cited by 15 publications

References 76 publications

Public evaluation of the ethics of tobacco marketing in Indonesia: symbiotic ethical approach

Public evaluation of the ethics of tobacco marketing in Indonesia: symbiotic ethical approach

Navigating Between the Plots: A Narratological and Ethical Analysis of Business-Related Conspiracy Theories (BrCTs)

Assessing Islamic Business Ethical Practices Through Clients’ Perception

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