Consumer Perceptions of Business Ethical Behavior in Former Eastern Block Countries
Journal of Business Ethics · 2008 · Volume 82 · Issue 4
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9602-2
Abstract
The Business Ethics Index (BEI), measuring consumer perceptions of ethical business behavior, was extended to four ex-communist countries (Russia, Poland, Romania, and Bulgaria). For Bulgaria, the two past dimensions are on the negative side of the scale. However, Bulgarians seem to be optimistic for the future ethical behavior of businesses. The same optimism about the future is observed for all four countries with Romania having the highest scores. Three hypotheses are proposed for the unusually high scores of the past ethical perceptions expressed by Russians.
Keywords
business ethics, consumer sentiments, Business Ethics Index, BEI, Russia, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania
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