Positive Organizational Ethics: Cultivating and Sustaining Moral Performance

Sekerka, Leslie E.; Comer, Debra R.; Godwin, Lindsey N.

doi:10.1007/s10551-013-1911-z

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“…Rather, they can be ''complementary'' in that firms can ''do well by doing good.'' Moreover, since ethical compliance is a moral minimum, virtuous organizations emphasize nurturing moral development and ethical strength to ensure that they not only prevent unethical actions, but also promote virtuous behaviors (Sekerka et al 2014). Having a clearer understanding of why companies practice SSCM adds significantly to our knowledge of how to better advance corporate sustainability.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Motives and Performance Outcomes of Sustainable Supply Chain Management Practices: A Multi-theoretical Perspective

2015

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Many researchers believe the tremendous industrial development over the past two centuries is unsustainable because it has led to unintended ecological deterioration. Despite the ever-growing attention sustainable supply-chain management (SSCM) has received, most SSCM research and models look at the consequences, rather than the antecedents or motives of such responsible practices. The few studies that explore corporate motives have remained largely qualitative, and large-scale empirical analyses are scarce. Drawing on multiple theories and combining supply-chain and business ethics literature, we purport that instrumental, relational, and moral motives are behind a firm's engagement in SSCM practices. Specifically, we examine the links between corporate motives, SSCM practices, and firm performance. Using a sample of 259 supply-chain firms in Germany, we empirically test five hypothesized relationships. Our results reveal that relational and moral motives are key drivers, and that firms exhibiting high levels of moral obligations tend to outperform those primarily driven by amoral considerations. Findings of this study contribute to multiple literatures espousing sustainability management and can help policy makers, stakeholder groups, and scholars develop more robust strategies for encouraging firms to practice SSCM.

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Motives and Performance Outcomes of Sustainable Supply Chain Management Practices: A Multi-theoretical Perspective

2015

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“…Moral organizations emphasize moral development and ethical strength to ensure that they not only prevent unethical actions but also promote "do well by doing good" behavior (Sekerka, Comer, & Godwin, 2014 Third, the longer duration of the green project is, the stronger green motives are. According to deontological theory, companies with moral motives engage in green activities because it is the right thing to do and to more effectively care for environment.…”

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confidence: 99%

Do green motives influence green product innovation? The mediating role of green value co‐creation

Chang

2018

Corp Soc Responsibility Env

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This empirical study tests hypotheses using a questionnaire survey to explore the positive effect of green motives on green product innovation performance through the mediator of a novel construct, green value co-creation, in Taiwanese manufacturing companies. In this study, three green motives are examined: instrumental, relational, and moral motives. Green value co-creation is divided into two parts: green co-production and green value-in-use. This research reveals that moral motives are a much stronger driver than instrumental and relational motives. This study also determines that instrumental and moral motives have positive effects on green product innovation performance. However, no positive associations are observed among relational motives green co-production, green value-in-use, and green product innovation performance. This study suggests that Taiwanese manufacturing companies should invest more resources to enhance moral motives, because they are positively associated with green value co-creation and green product innovation performance.

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“…Fray [89], Payne and Raiborn [90]) which highlighted the link between ethics and sustainable development, for example, the focus on the impact of ethics on behavior in terms of social responsibility and sustainable development [89]. Since organizations may have questions about how to create organizational ethics, previous studies maintain that the development of an ethical culture together with the ethical climate, produces organizational ethics [53]. Ethical climate and culture in the organization encourage its members to act correctly in accordance with the understanding of ethics.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This paper sheds light on the importance of organizational ethics in sustainable development, while previous studies have shown that the achievement of sustainable development goals is affected by the intention of employees to act ethically. Employees' intention to behave ethically to serve sustainable development goals may depend on the extent to which they perceive their organizational ethics [52,53]. A study by Koh and Boo [54] states that the ethical climate and ethical culture are related aspects of organizational ethics.…”

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Role of Organizational Ethics in Sustainable Development: A Conceptual Framework

Wesarat¹,

Sharif²,

Majid³

2017

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The focus of many organizations worldwide has been changing from greater productivity and profit maximization to sustainable development. Those organizations that focus on profit-only often make shortterm decisions without concern for long-run sustainable benefits. The concept of organizational ethics has been widely discussed as it may provide the means to long-term business success. This paper considers the basis of organizational ethics as an integration of ethical climate and culture in organizations that has an important impact on ethical decision-making and outcomes, which in turn could lead to sustainable development. The challenge of businesses is to remain ethical to stakeholders under conditions of uncertainty. They are expected to serve sustainable development not only for the benefits of themselves, but also the interests of others in society.

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Positive Organizational Ethics: Cultivating and Sustaining Moral Performance

Cited by 53 publications

References 43 publications

Motives and Performance Outcomes of Sustainable Supply Chain Management Practices: A Multi-theoretical Perspective

Motives and Performance Outcomes of Sustainable Supply Chain Management Practices: A Multi-theoretical Perspective

Do green motives influence green product innovation? The mediating role of green value co‐creation

Role of Organizational Ethics in Sustainable Development: A Conceptual Framework

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