Attitudes towards business ethics: a cross-cultural comparison of students in Iran and Malaysia. (21st December 2010)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nejati, Mehran; Amran, Azlan; Md. Shahbudin, Amirul Shah
• Is Part Of: International journal of business governance and ethics. Volume 6:Number 1(2011)
• Page Start: 68
• Page End: 82
• Publication Date: 2010-12-21
• Subjects: cross-cultural studies -- ethical attitudes -- management students -- Iran -- Malaysia -- comparisons -- behavioural practices -- misunderstandings -- conflicts -- globalisation -- cultural differences -- negotiations -- trust -- respect -- universities -- higher education -- business governance -- business ethics -- emerging markets; 658.4
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1477-9048

Abstract

Study about the business ethical attitude would help to understand the specific behavioural practices of a country, resulting in minimising the cost of doing business in that country through avoiding misunderstanding and conflicts. With the rapid globalisation of companies around the world, such studies on business ethical attitude would definitely help to understand the cultural differences across nations. This knowledge will help in reducing misunderstandings, aiding negotiations, and building trust and respect. Therefore, this study seeks to continue the investigation of cross-cultural differences in attitudes towards business ethics by comparing samples from Iran and Malaysia (n1 = 120, n2 = 100).