Does East Meet West in Business Ethics: An Introduction to the Special Issue

Abstract

asian values, bribery, business ethics, China, corruption, CSR, ethical frameworks,

The impact of national culture on corporate social responsibility: evidence from cross-regional comparison

“…In addition, the collected evidence from previous studies suggests that regional differences lead to an unsystematic variation of CSR performance (UNIDO 2002;Van Marrewijk 2003;Hill et al 2007;Donleavy et al 2008;Jamali 2008;Welford et al 2008;Tan and Chow 2009;Ho et al 2012). Likewise, one would expect corporations located in different regions to also have different CSR performance:…”

“…The literature also suggests that regional differences can lead to an unsystematic variation of CSR practices (Donleavy et al 2008;Tan and Chow 2009;Ho et al 2012). Moreover, CSR performance and practices are dependent upon a specific type of industry with certain characteristics, stakeholders, and contexts in which the corporations operate (Decker 2004;Cruz and Boehe 2010).…”

A Global Analysis of Corporate Social Performance: The Effects of Cultural and Geographic Environments

“…No significant difference was observed for Asian portfolios for the same period. In summary, the literature suggests a wide variation of ethics not only across culture but also regional boundaries (Tan and Chow 2009;Donleavy et al 2008). Therefore, the first research hypotheses are stated as follows:…”

“…Culture has been identified as one of the most important differentiators in cross-cultural ethics (Tan and Chow 2009;Donleavy et al 2008;Scholtens and Dam 2007;Alas 2006;Weaver 2001;Hofstede 1985). Using a large scale global CSP database, this study empirically tests the impact of national culture on CSP.…”

Relationship-Oriented Cultures, Corruption, and International Marketing Success

“…Donleavy et al (2008) suggest that in China, corruption has three faces: tanwu (malpractice), whui (bribery), and tequan (privileges). Thus, corruption encompasses more than simple bribery; in fact, it is apparent from the discussion above that a consensus definition eludes scholars.…”