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Business ethics: A cross-cultural comparison of managers' attitudes

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A comparison of attitudes among managers from France, Germany and the United States is made with respect to codes of ethics and ethical business philosophy. Findings are also compared with past studies by Baumhart and by Brenner and Molander where data are available. While the current data appear to be consistent with the past studies, there appear to be differences in attitudes among the managers from the three countries.

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  1. School of Business Administration, University of Portland, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd., 97203, Portland, OR, U.S.A.

    Helmut Becker & David J. Fritzsche

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  1. Helmut Becker
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Helmut Becker is Professor of Business Administration at the University of Portland. He has published two books, The Information Seekers and International Marketing Strategy, with Hans Thorelli of Indiana University. His articles have appeared in various journals and he serves on the board of editors of the Journal of International Business Studies.

David J. Fritzsche is Professor of Business Administration at the University of Portland. His articles have appeared in Journal of Marketing Research, Academy of Management Journal, Marketing Ethics: Guidelines for Managers and Research in Corporate Social Performance and Policy.

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Becker, H., Fritzsche, D.J. Business ethics: A cross-cultural comparison of managers' attitudes. J Bus Ethics 6, 289–295 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00382938

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