Towards an Understanding of Ethical Behaviour in Small Firms  

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S. Vyakarnam, A. Bailey ; Burnett, D. ; Myers, A.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Journal of Business Ethics vol. 16 no. 15 (Nov. 1997), page 1625-1636.
Topik: Ethical Behaviour; Small Firms

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Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: BB27.30 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Although small business accounts for over 90% of businesses in U.K. and indeed elsewhere, they remain the largely uncharted area of ethics. There has not been any research based on the perspective of small business owners, to define what ethical dilemmas they face and how, if at all,t hey resolve them. This paper explores ethics from the perspective of small business owners, using focus groups and reports on four clearly identifiable themes of ehtical dilemmas; entrepreneurial activity itself, conflicts of personal values with business needs, social responsibility and the impact of owners' personality on business ethics. The mechanisms for resolving ethical dilemmas is not at all clear, as there appears to be a web of filters which are used in an inter-connected way. However a common starting point for resolving an ethical dilemma which involves others is based on identifying who it is (e.g., a friend or institution) and the quality of the relationship with that person. The research yielded a rich source of material on business ethics and it is clear that future researchers must focus on this sector if business ethics is to make signfiicant advances.

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