This paper investigates the types of the organizationalethical climate for both Taiwan and Shanghai,and thedifference between their enhancement methods in orderto provide both parties with a reference for effectivelyf...This paper investigates the types of the organizationalethical climate for both Taiwan and Shanghai,and thedifference between their enhancement methods in orderto provide both parties with a reference for effectivelyforming an ethical climate,and thus help establish busi-ness ethics.This survey was based on an empiricalstudy,utilizing questionnaires which were a combinationof past literatures with ready-made questionnaires con-ducted on eight hundred and seventeen valid samplesfrom both parties.The results showed that"law andcode"and"caring"are main ethical climate types forboth parties,which also indicates the norms of"caring"and"law and code"on enhancement methods of an ethi-cal climate.Both parties emphasize"changing organiza-tional culture"to enhance ethical climate,yet Shanghaiexclusively places stresses on"executives’supervisingsubordinates’behaviors",revealing its organizations’strong tendency to avoiding transgression.It was alsofound that diverse organizations represent different ethi-cal展开更多
This study involves the compilation of related Chinese and Western literature to complement an initial understanding of the enhancing methods of ethical climate in the organization. Six companies are selected as the o...This study involves the compilation of related Chinese and Western literature to complement an initial understanding of the enhancing methods of ethical climate in the organization. Six companies are selected as the objects of the measurements, in order to understand their responses to the methods.展开更多
The study applied the approach of empirical studies to select 176 teachers in 9 universities in Taiwan and Inland in China to deliver questionnaires. The study intended to explore the influence of organizational clima...The study applied the approach of empirical studies to select 176 teachers in 9 universities in Taiwan and Inland in China to deliver questionnaires. The study intended to explore the influence of organizational climate on campus ethics and its diversity between the universities across the Taiwan strait. The study explored that the organizational climate in the universities across the Strait was not ethically high. Yet, the universities in Inland emphasized more on campus restraint in teachers behavior, job performance and their sense of belonging to the school.The study result demonstrated that improving leadership of the universities could enhance teachers identification with their schools and could promote the level of campus across the Strait.展开更多
The study of the key empirical literature, the role of the effect of information, and communication technologies on culture and climate in organizations is a relatively recent phenomenon in administration, though ther...The study of the key empirical literature, the role of the effect of information, and communication technologies on culture and climate in organizations is a relatively recent phenomenon in administration, though there is some historical context from the empirical literature. Climate and its impact on various organizational outcomes have been investigated for less than the past 35 years. Little is available in the literature with respect to the impact of culture and climate on the role of ethics within organizations. This presentation of current studies will review and critically analyze recent quantitative research concerning ethical outcomes and the influence of organizational factors on ethical outcomes with potential relevance human service delivery organizations and to social work practice and related professions.展开更多
Business ethics is considered critical for the reputation and competitive power of banks, especially in China after WTO Entry. This study applied the theory and research on ethical practices of successful managers and...Business ethics is considered critical for the reputation and competitive power of banks, especially in China after WTO Entry. This study applied the theory and research on ethical practices of successful managers and ethics control mechanisms to identify the ethical climates that result in ethical behaviors in the banking. 141 employees from different banks in Shanghai, China, completed measures of all scales in the survey. The results support the theorizing of the value of well-formed business ethics in the banking in China. The correlation and structural equation analysis suggests that ethical practices of successful managers and ethics control mechanisms of banks reinforce three ethical climates of ‘service’, ‘law and rules’ and ‘caring’ that promote the ethical level of employees, and the independence and instrumental climate on the contrary. This study also found that there are three ethics control mechanisms most commonly used in the banking and ethics-focused reward system is believed to be a mostly effective one by the employees of banking in China.展开更多
This reflection on the moral consideration of nature begins with two classic arguments of environmental ethics which,while alerting to the growing human pressure on the environment,show the need to rethink the relatio...This reflection on the moral consideration of nature begins with two classic arguments of environmental ethics which,while alerting to the growing human pressure on the environment,show the need to rethink the relation of humans and natural world.In my view,Aldo Leopold’s land ethic,seconded by John Baird Callicott and Holmes Rolston III,is the approach in environmental ethics which not only postulates a broader comprehension of the universe of moral concern,but also lays the ground for a new ethical paradigm wherein the human,as a responsible member of the biotic community,has the duty to preserve the integrity,the balance and the beauty of the latter.展开更多
文摘This paper investigates the types of the organizationalethical climate for both Taiwan and Shanghai,and thedifference between their enhancement methods in orderto provide both parties with a reference for effectivelyforming an ethical climate,and thus help establish busi-ness ethics.This survey was based on an empiricalstudy,utilizing questionnaires which were a combinationof past literatures with ready-made questionnaires con-ducted on eight hundred and seventeen valid samplesfrom both parties.The results showed that"law andcode"and"caring"are main ethical climate types forboth parties,which also indicates the norms of"caring"and"law and code"on enhancement methods of an ethi-cal climate.Both parties emphasize"changing organiza-tional culture"to enhance ethical climate,yet Shanghaiexclusively places stresses on"executives’supervisingsubordinates’behaviors",revealing its organizations’strong tendency to avoiding transgression.It was alsofound that diverse organizations represent different ethi-cal
文摘This study involves the compilation of related Chinese and Western literature to complement an initial understanding of the enhancing methods of ethical climate in the organization. Six companies are selected as the objects of the measurements, in order to understand their responses to the methods.
文摘The study applied the approach of empirical studies to select 176 teachers in 9 universities in Taiwan and Inland in China to deliver questionnaires. The study intended to explore the influence of organizational climate on campus ethics and its diversity between the universities across the Taiwan strait. The study explored that the organizational climate in the universities across the Strait was not ethically high. Yet, the universities in Inland emphasized more on campus restraint in teachers behavior, job performance and their sense of belonging to the school.The study result demonstrated that improving leadership of the universities could enhance teachers identification with their schools and could promote the level of campus across the Strait.
文摘The study of the key empirical literature, the role of the effect of information, and communication technologies on culture and climate in organizations is a relatively recent phenomenon in administration, though there is some historical context from the empirical literature. Climate and its impact on various organizational outcomes have been investigated for less than the past 35 years. Little is available in the literature with respect to the impact of culture and climate on the role of ethics within organizations. This presentation of current studies will review and critically analyze recent quantitative research concerning ethical outcomes and the influence of organizational factors on ethical outcomes with potential relevance human service delivery organizations and to social work practice and related professions.
文摘Business ethics is considered critical for the reputation and competitive power of banks, especially in China after WTO Entry. This study applied the theory and research on ethical practices of successful managers and ethics control mechanisms to identify the ethical climates that result in ethical behaviors in the banking. 141 employees from different banks in Shanghai, China, completed measures of all scales in the survey. The results support the theorizing of the value of well-formed business ethics in the banking in China. The correlation and structural equation analysis suggests that ethical practices of successful managers and ethics control mechanisms of banks reinforce three ethical climates of ‘service’, ‘law and rules’ and ‘caring’ that promote the ethical level of employees, and the independence and instrumental climate on the contrary. This study also found that there are three ethics control mechanisms most commonly used in the banking and ethics-focused reward system is believed to be a mostly effective one by the employees of banking in China.
文摘This reflection on the moral consideration of nature begins with two classic arguments of environmental ethics which,while alerting to the growing human pressure on the environment,show the need to rethink the relation of humans and natural world.In my view,Aldo Leopold’s land ethic,seconded by John Baird Callicott and Holmes Rolston III,is the approach in environmental ethics which not only postulates a broader comprehension of the universe of moral concern,but also lays the ground for a new ethical paradigm wherein the human,as a responsible member of the biotic community,has the duty to preserve the integrity,the balance and the beauty of the latter.