Ethics in New Zealand Organisations

Ethics in New Zealand Organisations

The main objective of this study is to assess the state of business ethics in New Zealand organisations. The survey results suggest that top New Zealand companies give low priorities to ethical values. A number of suggestions have been put forward by the respondents to improve the corporate ethical...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of business ethics 1993-06, Vol.12 (6), p.433-440
1. Verfasser: Alam, Kazi Firoz
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Accounting ethics
Accounting policies
Business ethics
Business structures
Codes
Corporate culture
Corporate objectives
Corporate responsibility
Employees
Employment
Ethical behavior
Ethical codes
Ethics
Executives
Limited liability companies
Media ethics
Middle management
Morality
New Zealand
Organization
Polls & surveys
Professional ethics
Questionnaires
Response rates
Studies
Values
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Zusammenfassung:The main objective of this study is to assess the state of business ethics in New Zealand organisations. The survey results suggest that top New Zealand companies give low priorities to ethical values. A number of suggestions have been put forward by the respondents to improve the corporate ethical environment. These include commitment of top management, written and published codes of ethics, comprehensive accounting standards and annual reporting and monitoring and an efficient legal and education system.
ISSN:0167-4544
1573-0697
DOI:10.1007/BF01666557