THE EFFECT OF CULTURE ON BUSINESS ETHICS

Abstract

This paper examines ethics, business ethics and the influence of culture on business ethics. We conducted a study using qualitative approaches involving 8 managers from Slovenia and Italy who work throughout the world. The results show that culture can have a big influence on business ethics, and that values are the key factor underlying this effect. Nevertheless, behaviours coincide in different countries, which is mainly due to the worldwide knowledge of ethics.

Keywords

• business ethics
• culture
• ethics
• international business
• values