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- Svensson, Göran, 1961-, et al.
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A comparison between corporate and public sector business ethics in Sweden
- 2004
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Ingår i: Business Ethics. A European Review. - Oxford : Blackwell Publishing. - 0962-8770 .- 1467-8608. ; 13:2-3, s. 166-184
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This research examines and reports upon the results of a study conducted in 2002 of the top 100 corporate sector organizations and the top 100 public sector organizations in Sweden. The aim of the study was to examine, via a self-administered mail questionnaire, the commitment to business ethics of these top 200 Swedish organizations. This research reports on the responses of those organizations that possessed a code of ethics. It would appear that in corporate Sweden business ethics has only recently become a topic of interest and that many organizations are in the early stages of code development and assimilation into organization policies. In the Swedish public sector, organizations are less developed in their business ethics artifacts causing them to appear to be lagging behind the corporate sector. This disparity between the two sectors in Sweden currently, and each sector's intended future implementation of codes of ethics, could mean that these two sectors of business may become highly divergent in their acceptance of business ethics practices as a norm.
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- Svensson, Göran, et al.
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Corporate ethics and trust in intra-corporate relationships : an in-depth and longitudinal case description
- 2004
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Ingår i: Employee relations. - Bradford : MCB. - 0142-5455 .- 1758-7069. ; 26:3, s. 320-336
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Theoretically, a contribution of this article is the pinpointed connection between corporate ethics and trust in intra-corporate relationships. Furthermore, it contributes to a conceptual framework that distinguishes between the constructs of business ethics and corporate ethics. The authors also provide a grounded conceptual framework of corporate ethics and trust. The principal dyadic determinants of corporate ethics in intra-corporate relationships are interpreted to be management behaviour versus employee perception of that behaviour. Empirically, the contribution is an in-depth and longitudinal case description that underpins the topic and the discussion provided in the article.
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- Svensson, Göran, 1961-, et al.
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Proactive versus Reactive Business Ethics Performance : A Conceptual Framework of Profile Analysis and Case Illustrations
- 2004
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Ingår i: Corporate Governance. - Bingley, UK : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 1472-0701 .- 1758-6054. ; 4:2, s. 18-33
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The topic of this paper focuses on proactive versus reactive business ethics performance in the marketplace. The internal perception of a corporation and the external perception of the same corporation are used as generic determinants of business ethics performance. In turn, they are underpinned by evolutionary and contextual issues in the marketplace. The authors provide a generic conceptual framework of proactive and reactive business ethics performance. Case illustrations underpin the positives and negatives of proactive and reactive business ethics in the marketplace. A profile analysis process of proactive and reactive business ethics performance is also outlined. The gap between the internal and external perceptions of a corporation's actions becomes crucial to achieve successful business ethics performance in the marketplace. Therefore, a corporation's current business ethics performance should always be regarded as an on-the-spot-account that is either proactive or reactive. An important insight of this research is that business ethics performance requires the ongoing re-connection with reality by corporations. © 2004, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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- Svensson, Göran, 1961-, et al.
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Public Sector Ethics in Sweden : a 4P-Model of Internal and External Determinants in Codes of Ethics
- 2004
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Ingår i: Corporate Governance. - Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 1472-0701 .- 1758-6054. ; 4:3, s. 54-64
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article summarizes and aggregates the results of a study conducted of the largest 100 public sector organizations derived from three categories in Sweden. These categories of organizations comprise 40 entities of government, 40 municipalities, and 20 county councils. The objective was to describe the determinants of codes of ethics in Swedish public sector organizations. This research reports on the responses of 27 organizations that possessed a code of ethics. The principal contribution is a 4P-model of seven internal and external determinants in public sector codes of ethics. The identified determinants relate to four principal sectors of a society, namely: public community sector, private corporate sector, private citizen sector, and political/policy conduct sector.
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- Svensson, Göran, 1961-, et al.
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The commitment of public sector Sweden to codes of ethics
- 2004
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Ingår i: International Journal of Public Sector Management. - Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 0951-3558 .- 1758-6666. ; 17:4, s. 302-331
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article examines the results of a study conducted of the top 100 public sector units in Sweden. These units are comprised of entities of government, municipalities, and county councils. The aim of the study was to examine and describe the commitment to codes of ethics in these Swedish public sector units. This article reports on the responses of those public sector units that possessed a code of ethics. The construct of commitment was measured by a consideration of the inputs, objectives and outputs of the code across six areas. The commitment to codes of ethics has an interest for those involved in the public sector in Sweden and society in general. Most public sector units are in the early stages of development and assimilation into overall ethics policies in code artefacts. On a specific level there are customized codes of ethics that are not always documented in a generic artefact. Theoretical and managerial implications are provided. Furthermore, suggestions for further research are proposed. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
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- Svensson, Göran, 1961-, et al.
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The Dynamics of Business Ethics : a Function of Time and Culture – Cases and Models
- 2003
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Ingår i: Management Decision. - Bingley, UK : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 0025-1747 .- 1758-6070. ; 41:4, s. 350-361
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Examines the construct of ethics in general and of business ethics in particular. Provides a conceptual discussion of the dynamics of ethics in society and the dynamics of business ethics in the marketplace. Ethics and business ethics constructs are dependent upon two principal parameters – time and culture. Eventually, ethics and business ethics are about what is perceived as acceptable or unacceptable at a specific time and in a specific cultural setting. What was ethical yesterday may not be ethical today, and what is ethical today may not be ethical tomorrow. Furthermore, both the company’s view and the views of others may determine what is acceptable or unacceptable in business ethics. This is a social construction that may differ between the parties involved in a specific context. The discussion is supported by two brief and different cases from the automobile industry. This research contributes a set of generic models that examine business ethics dynamics.
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