The Challenge of Developing a Business Ethics in China

Journal of Business Ethics · 2009 · Volume 88 · Issue 1

Abstract

The challenge of developing a business ethics in China in response to today’s increasing demands of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is examined within the context of recent business scandals, food scare, labor issues, and environmental degradations the country is now experiencing. Two surveys on CSR are reported. This paper reports the recent CSR development in China and outlines the profile of a prospective business ethics for China. The formal constraints and substantive components of this business ethics are proposed against the background of China’s cultural and ideological heritage.

Keywords

Chinese business ethics, corporate social responsibility, Confucianism

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