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The Study of Global Business Ethics of Taiwanese Enterprises in East Asia: Identifying Taiwanese Enterprises in Mainland China, Vietnam and Indonesia as Targets

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The study explores the traits and influences on global business ethics practiced by Taiwanese enterprises in East Asia in order to provide those enterprises with a ready guide to contemporaneous standards of ethical management overseas and, in particular, in East Asia. The study randomly sampled 1496 Taiwanese enterprises in Mainland China, Vietnam and Indonesia. One questionnaire per enterprise was answered by Taiwanese owners or senior administrators. Some 375 valid responses, or 25% of the sample, were returned. Taiwanese enterprises in East Asia were found to be ethically inclined in respect of their local environments and generic human rights, though one-third of participants identified themselves as "ethically lax". The study identified various influences on global business ethics viz. personnel localization, employment partnership, marketing ethics and the competitiveness of Taiwanese enterprises.

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Wu, CF. The Study of Global Business Ethics of Taiwanese Enterprises in East Asia: Identifying Taiwanese Enterprises in Mainland China, Vietnam and Indonesia as Targets. Journal of Business Ethics 33, 151–165 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1017563315588

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