Abstract

NICOLAS-ALARCON, Carolina; VALENZUELA-FERNANDEZ, Leslier; GUTIERREZ-CAQUES, Alexis  and  GIL-LAFUENTE, Jaime. BUSINESS ETHICS SENSITIVITY. Innovar [online]. 2015, vol.25, n.58, pp.49-64. ISSN 0121-5051.  https://doi.org/10.15446/innovar.v25n58.52425.

Considering national and international events that have cast doubt on the ethical behavior of organizations executives, it is necessary to research the significant variables that may influence directors' ethical sensitivity. This study contributes first with an explaining model on business executives' degree of ethical sensitivity, and, second, with empirical evidence gathered through a self-administered survey on 143 business executives in Chile. The results prove that there are positive and significant relations among the variables presented in the model and ethical sensitivity. Likewise, the research identifies differences among groups of executives with or without a business code of ethics and among groups according to their variable of gender.

Keywords : Ethics; business ethics; business executives; social responsibility.

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