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Corporate Ethical Values and Altruism: The Mediating Role of Career Satisfaction

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This study explores the ability of career satisfaction to mediate the relationship between corporate ethical values and altruism. Using a sample of individuals employed in a four-campus, regional health science center, it was determined that individual career satisfaction fully mediated the positive relationship between perceptions of corporate ethical values and self-reported altruism. The findings imply that companies dedicating attention to positive corporate ethical values can enhance employee attitudes and altruistic behaviors, especially when individuals experience a high degree of career satisfaction.

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Valentine, S., Godkin, L., Fleischman, G.M. et al. Corporate Ethical Values and Altruism: The Mediating Role of Career Satisfaction. J Bus Ethics 101, 509–523 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-011-0739-7

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