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Book SynopsisPrevious research on corporate cultures and ethical business cultures has focused almost exclusively on studies of multinational corporations from a handful of developed countries. This book addresses the intersection of human resource development and human resource management with ethical business cultures in the four BRIC countries, and four other fast-growing emerging economies: those of Mexico, Indonesia, South Africa and Turkey. Drawing on longitudinal large-scale survey-based studies, it compares managers'' and employees'' perceptions of ethical business cultures in these countries, contrasting them with the US economy. It then discusses the economic and socio-cultural context and current research on business ethics in each of these countries, including implications for research and practice. This significant study will appeal to scholars, researchers and students in business ethics, management, human resource management and development, and organization studies, and addresses is
Table of ContentsIntroduction: business ethics and ethical cultures in emerging markets Douglas Jondle and Alexandre Ardichvili; Part I. Ethical Business Cultures: Country Perspectives: 1. Ethical business culture in Brazil: advantages and obstacles of national jeitinho Edgard Cornacchione and Liliane Klaus; 2. Business ethics and ethical business cultures in the Russian Federation Alexandre Ardichvili; 3. Ethical business cultures in the emerging market of India Thomas Thakadipuram; 4. Ethical business cultures in China Jessica Li; 5. Business ethics in South Africa Deon Rossouw; 6. Ethical business culture in Turkey: implications for leadership in a global economy Ahmet Coskun and Mesut Akdere; 7. Business ethics in Mexico: the seeds of justice Martha Sanudo; 8. Ethical business cultures in Indonesia Jane Maringka and Noor Rahmani; Part II. Building and Sustaining Ethical Business Cultures: 9. The ethical nature of organizations: global perceptions Jack Wiley and Kelsey-Jo Ritter; 10. Good ethics is good business: the case of Cargill Emery Koenig; 11. Ethics and culture: challenges for businesses operating in the global economy Douglas Jondle and Alexandre Ardichvili; Epilogue Douglas Jondle and Alexandre Ardichvili.
