Business ethics and cultural differences

 In my view the study of business ethics and its implications for different countries have seen tremendous growth in the past few decades. There has also been a rise in the use and development of codes of ethics and announcements for ethical practices by many firms; however companies are still criticized for their unethical practices at different levels. Business ethics, according to the literature has been entrenched with the philosophical details of Ethics (Trevino & Nelson, 1999). Ethics has been defined as ‘the activity of examining the moral standards of a society, and asking how these standards apply to ones life and whether these standards are reasonable’ (Velasquez, 1998; p. 11).
Business ethics has been considered very subjective in nature and according to Paul (2001) is considered a function of time and culture. It seems to me - it has been established that with the passage of time business ethics have evolved and also that the cultural values and norms drive business ethics within national boundaries. One of the major studies regarding the national values has been conducted by Hofstede (1983). What is more according to this research, which was only based on four indicators i.e. individualism, power distance, uncertainty avoidance and masculinity, there is a great deal of differences among values across different nations and consequently the business ethics. I strongly belief that globalization combined with standardization has made businesses financially efficient but at the same time poses questions regarding the standardized codes of business ethics across national boundaries.
Vinten (1991) has divided the business ethical issues at different levels i.e. international business, domestic business and professional ethics.
So having these famous people philosophical expressions and their opinion about business ethics in different countries I will try to explain my point of you on such statements as: what is business ethics...

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