Abstract
Using a sample of multinational firms in Germany, we develop and empirically examine a model to test the effects of ethical climate and its antecedents on purchasing social responsibility (PSR). Our results show different effects of benevolence dimensions of ethical climate on PSR: employee-focused climate has no effect, but community-focused climate is a significant driver of PSR. The results also show that top management ethical norms and code of conduct implementation impact PSR directly as well as indirectly through ethical climate.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 567-585 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Journal of Business Ethics |
| Volume | 116 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Ethical behaviour
- Ethical climate
- Purchasing social responsibility
- Structural equation model
- Sustainability
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business and International Management
- General Business,Management and Accounting
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- Economics and Econometrics
- Law
