Ethical preferences for influencing superiors: A 41-society study

Abstract

With a 41-society sample of 9990 managers and professionals, we used hierarchical linear modeling to investigate the impact of both macro-level and micro-level predictors on subordinate influence ethics. While we found that both macro-level and micro-level predictors contributed to the model definition, we also found global agreement for a subordinate influence ethics hierarchy. Thus our findings provide evidence that developing a global model of subordinate ethics is possible, and should be based upon multiple criteria and multilevel variables.

Ranking International Business Institutions and Faculty Members Using Research Publication as the Measure

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“…As such, ethics are the standards of appropriate conduct that individuals use to guide decisions in both their work and non-work environments (Ralston et al 2009). In the organizational context, 'ethical behavior' is an encompassing category that includes and/or relates to an array of behaviors that occur in organizational settings, such as leadership, followership, organizational citizenship, decision-making, and communication (Collins 2000;Trevino et al 2006).…”

“…In this study, we provide a broad perspective on both ethical and unethical behaviors that engenders both theory generation (Martinko et al 2002) and a better understanding of individual ethicality across global workforces (Ralston et al 2009). And, as we know, organizations, per se, do not plan, or make decisions, or lead, or follow or communicate; it is the individuals in organizations who engage in these behaviors.…”

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