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This paper reports the results of a large-scale survey among senior executives in the U.S., the U.K., Germany and Austria. The research provides empirical evidence on the variation of perceptions of ethical issues by country and type of firm. Our findings suggest that country and industry type have significant effects, both with regard to identification of ethical problems and the comprehensiveness of written ethics policies and ethics training.
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*Bodo B. Schlegelmilch is Professor of Marketing and Director of the CIBER Institute of International Business Ethics at the American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird), 15249 N. 59th Avenue, Glendale, Arizona 853034000, U.S.A.
**Diana C. Robertson is Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Business Ethics at the London Business School, Sussex Place, Regent's Park, London NW1 4SA, England. While working on this project she was the Joseph Wharton Term Assistant Professor of Legal Studies at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
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Schlegelmilch, B., Robertson, D. The influence of Country and Industry on Ethical Perceptions of Senior Executives in the U.S. and Europe. J Int Bus Stud 26, 859–881 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490823
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490823