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Factors Impacting Ethical Behavior in a Chinese State-Owned Steel Company

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This study examines factors impacting ethical behavior of 208 employees of a Chinese state-owned steel company. Only rules climate had a significant impact on ethical behavior of respondents. Other ethical climate types such as professional, caring, instrumental, independence, and efficiency did not impact ethical behavior of respondents. Ethical behavior of peers, ethical behavior of successful managers, and overclaiming had a significant impact on ethical behavior of subjects.

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  1. School of Economics and Management, University of Science & Technology Beijing, Beijing, China

    Weihui Fu

  2. Department of Management, Haworth College of Business, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave., Mailstop 5429, Kalamazoo, MI, 49008-5429, USA

    Satish P. Deshpande

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Fu, W., Deshpande, S.P. Factors Impacting Ethical Behavior in a Chinese State-Owned Steel Company. J Bus Ethics 105, 231–237 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-011-0962-2

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