Journal article
Interorganizational ethics: Standards of behavior
Journal of business ethics, v 24(4), pp 283-297
01 Apr 2000
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Abstract
The traditional basis for advocating ethical business conduct has been morality defined in philosophical or religious terms. Fairness and moral obligation, however, have provided little incentive for anything like universal ethical business behavior. The idea that ethics is good business as an incentive is looked upon with skepticism by those with bottom line responsibility. If managers were aware of the extent to which certain business behaviors impose significant costs on individual transactions and relationships, however, a valid incentive would exist. The need for such standards has intensified with the fundamental shifts in business philosophy, structure, and practice along with profound changes in product markets and supply sources. The universal standards, ISO 9000 for product and service quality, and ISO 1400 for environmental issues, were created and implemented to cope with problems in their respective areas, and they provide a model which can be adapted to the realm of ethics.
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- Title
- Interorganizational ethics: Standards of behavior
- Creators
- Jerold Muskin - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Journal of business ethics, v 24(4), pp 283-297
- Publisher
- Springer Nature B.V
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Bennett S. LeBow College of Business
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000085802400002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0034635923
- Other Identifier
- 991019168763204721
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