Tag Archives: Business Ethics

Trevino, L. K., & Brown, M. E. (2004). Managing to be ethical: Debunking five business ethics myths. Academy of management perspectives, 18(2), 69-81.

In the aftermath of recent corporate scandals, managers and researchers have turned their attention to questions of ethics management. We identify five common myths about business ethics and provide responses that are grounded in theory, research, and business examples. Although the scientific study of business ethics is relatively new, theory and research exist that can …

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Drover, W., Wood, M. S., &Fassin, Y. (2014). Take the money or run? Investors& #39; ethical reputation and entrepreneurs& #39; willingness to partner. Journal of Business Venturing, 29(6), 723-740.

Drawing on the multi-principal–agent perspective, this research models the influence of venture capitalists’ reputation for ethical behavior on entrepreneurs’ willingness to partner decisions. We test our model using a two-study design. Study one, a conjoint experiment, revealed that explicit knowledge of past unethical behavior negatively affects entrepreneurs’ willingness to partner. Interaction effects revealed that factors …

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