... The paper suggests a new theory for a better understanding of business ethics, corporate social responsibility and sustainability in SCM. Furthermore, the paper outlines how the theory should be used and some challenges that remain. Originality/value SCM researchers have shown how to apply a theory from...

...Michael Callaghan; Greg Wood Purpose – The aim of this research was to determine the evolution of engagement with business ethics in the top 500 Australian corporations operating in the private sector from 1995 to 2010. Design/methodology/approach – Primary data were obtained via a non...

... as a means for increasing international trade, and those who only want to conduct business on‐shore. Design/methodology/approach A conceptual approach has been taken in this paper in order to highlight key considerations for ethical decision‐making with respect to off‐shore outsourcing. Findings...

...Adele Berndt; Göran Svensson; Stephen Graham Saunders Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate over time the ethical performance of a multinational foods company – Nestlé – operating in a highly dynamic, complex, and often ambiguous environment in a crisis torn Zimbabwe. Design...

...Gael McDonald; Göran Svensson; Gael McDonald Purpose The constructs of relativism and absolutism have a significant role to play in the development of ethical theory; however, they are commonly simplified in their depictions and are philosophically more complex than we give them credit...

...Göran Svensson; Gael M. Mcdonald Purpose Corporate codes of conduct originated around 1900 in the USA gaining further momentum in the 1950s in relation to anti‐trust legislation. Subsequently, the adoption of codes of ethics has spread throughout the world and they now feature extensively in many...

...Göran Svensson; Greg Wood Purpose A set of principal parameters (i.e. time, context, gap, outcome, and consequence) influences the ethical performance evaluation (EPE) of business practices in the marketplace and society. The purpose of this paper is to describe a managerial framework of EPE based...

...Laszlo Zsolnai © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 --> Ethics Business ethics Economic theory The morality of economic man Abstract Argues that modern neo-liberal economic theory is constrained by mechanistic and reductionist assumptions about human behaviour...

...! It is not that we seek to deny or frustrate everyone else's rights: indeed we offer our Convention as a possible model for the wider world. © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Europe Ethics Aidan Rankin Aidan Rankin is Research Fellow in Politics at the London School of Economics, London...

... relationship to sustainability, economic growth and improved quality of life. Outlines the importance and relevance of “green” yardsticks in non‐financial performance measurement terms. Analyses ethical dimensions, stressing that, by developing an ethical corporate culture, businesses can create both...

...Alan Stainer; Lorice Stainer Emphasizes the productivity and quality connection in relation to competitive advantage in operations management and strategy. Discusses the issue of ethics and its interface with productivity and quality. Highlights the underlying relationship between these three...

...Judy C. Nixon; Carolyn Wiley; Judy F. West Presents a case for a written code of ethics and shows how this can be instituted in a company. Discusses implementation, communication and enforcement of a code. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Ethics Marketing strategy VOLUME 92 NUMBER 2 1992 Ways...