TY - JOUR
T1 - Professional ethical standards, corporate social responsibility, and the perceived role of ethics and social responsibility
AU - Valentine, Sean
AU - Fleischman, Gary
PY - 2008/10
Y1 - 2008/10
N2 - This study explored several proposed relationships among professional ethical standards, corporate social responsibility, and the perceived role of ethics and social responsibility. Data were collected from 313 business managers registered with a large professional research association with a mailed self-report questionnaire. Mediated regression analysis indicated that perceptions of corporate social responsibility partially mediated the positive relationship between perceived professional ethical standards and the believed importance of ethics and social responsibility. Perceptions of corporate social responsibility also fully mediated the negative relationship between perceived professional ethical standards and the subordination of ethics and social responsibility. The results suggested that professions should develop ethical standards to encourage social responsibility, since these actions are associated with enhanced employee ethical attitudes.
AB - This study explored several proposed relationships among professional ethical standards, corporate social responsibility, and the perceived role of ethics and social responsibility. Data were collected from 313 business managers registered with a large professional research association with a mailed self-report questionnaire. Mediated regression analysis indicated that perceptions of corporate social responsibility partially mediated the positive relationship between perceived professional ethical standards and the believed importance of ethics and social responsibility. Perceptions of corporate social responsibility also fully mediated the negative relationship between perceived professional ethical standards and the subordination of ethics and social responsibility. The results suggested that professions should develop ethical standards to encourage social responsibility, since these actions are associated with enhanced employee ethical attitudes.
KW - Corporate social responsibility
KW - Ethical attitudes
KW - Professional ethics
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=54149107852&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10551-007-9584-0
DO - 10.1007/s10551-007-9584-0
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:54149107852
VL - 82
SP - 657
EP - 666
JO - Journal of Business Ethics
JF - Journal of Business Ethics
SN - 0167-4544
IS - 3
ER -