Making Sense of the Diversity of Ethical Decision Making in Business: An Illustration of the Indian Context

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Viability of Ethical Business Practices in Todays Competition in India: An Empirical Review

“…He suggests that a culture that is conservative in monetary terms attaches a very high value to created wealth, in turn, leading to business practices bringing change in lives of many and ensuring the process of wealth creation. Patel & Schaefer (2014) further argue that choices about specific ethical behaviors do not depend on static and universal set of rules. They suggest that four predominant types of ethical behaviors coexist in every social system, linked to the dynamic coexistence of the four solidarities or cultural patterns, especially in Indian context.…”

Managerial Tolerance of Insider Information Sabotage Acts and How Different Organizational Cultures Might Influence such Tolerance

“…This theory has been applied in different research domains like public administration (Hood, 1998), political science (Douglas & Mars, 2003;Jensen, 1998;Thompson, Ellis, & Wildavsky, 1990), organizational ethics (Loyens, 2013;Maesschalck, 2004;Mars, 1982;Patel & Schaefer, 2009), and project business organizations (Auch & Smyth, 2010;Roberts, Kelsey, Smyth, & Wilson, 2012). It has also been investigated in a variety of information-related concerns such as whistleblowing (Evans, 2008;Loyens, 2013), information bias (Thompson & Wildavsky, 1986), terrorism (Douglas & Mars, 2003) and sabotage/workplace crime (Mars, 1982(Mars, , 2006, but not specifically on information-related sabotage.…”

“…However, both compulsion and inequality can be observed. This is a processoriented culture that is more concerned with procedures and the properties of who does what rather than with the outcomes of these processes and procedures (Hood, 1998;Loyens, 2013;Mamadouh, 1999;Mars, 2006;Patel & Schaefer, 2009). …”

“…The focus here is on outcomes rather than process. This competitive solidarity is often associated with free market business organizations (Hood, 1998;Loyens, 2013;Mamadouh, 1999;Mars, 2006;Patel & Schaefer, 2009). …”

“…Within this egalitarian sect, solidarity is highly valued and individual interests are subjugated to the welfare and higher good of the group or sect. Failure to serve the group interest is not tolerated (Hood, 1998;Loyens, 2013;Mamadouh, 1999;Mars, 2006;Patel & Schaefer, 2009). …”