TY - JOUR
T1 - Business ethics in Japan and Taiwan
T2 - Relativist and utilitarian perspectives
AU - Stedham, Yvonne
AU - Yamamura, Jeanne H.
AU - Lai, Steven Chih Chien
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Perceptions of risk associated with an international investment decision are affected by the decision maker's understanding of ethical issues within a country. This study provides insights into the foundation for ethical judgments by investigating whether and how Japanese and Taiwanese graduate business students differ in assessing the ethical content of business scenarios. Considering cultural characteristics of the two countries, differences in ethical judgments were expected. The results show that when basing ethical judgments on relativistic and utilitarian criteria, the Japanese tend to judge the scenarios as significantly more unethical than the Taiwanese. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are presented.
AB - Perceptions of risk associated with an international investment decision are affected by the decision maker's understanding of ethical issues within a country. This study provides insights into the foundation for ethical judgments by investigating whether and how Japanese and Taiwanese graduate business students differ in assessing the ethical content of business scenarios. Considering cultural characteristics of the two countries, differences in ethical judgments were expected. The results show that when basing ethical judgments on relativistic and utilitarian criteria, the Japanese tend to judge the scenarios as significantly more unethical than the Taiwanese. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are presented.
KW - Cultural dimensions
KW - Ethical judgment
KW - Japan
KW - Relativist perspective
KW - Taiwan
KW - Utilitarian perspective
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U2 - 10.1080/13602380801987554
DO - 10.1080/13602380801987554
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:51249113589
SN - 1360-2381
VL - 14
SP - 535
EP - 551
JO - Asia Pacific Business Review
JF - Asia Pacific Business Review
IS - 4
ER -