Student perceptions of codes of ethics: a three-country comparison

Abstract

This three-country empirical study examined the attitudes of business students in China, Denmark, and the US to determine if they shared similar beliefs with regard to the perceived consequences of the use of codes of ethics. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) as well the Kruskal-Wallis test were used to determine that there were significant differences in the attitudes of the three groups. The findings provide useful information about three culturally distant nations and should prove especially useful to those concerned with finding ways to address the important issue of ethics in business.

A cultural identity perspective of entrepreneurial performance of small firms

“…They are of the view that, cultural identity has a significant influence in shaping entrepreneurs' attitude, commitment that leads to business success. Peppas, Yu, Zhang, and Peppas (2017), examined whether Chinese, Danish and American students shared similar beliefs regarding ethics in business. The study highlights significant attitudinal differences in the three groups and relevant findings about how cultures affect business ethics -by extension business performance.…”