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Implementation, communication and the benefits of corporate codes of ethics in Taiwan and Turkey : a comparison across contexts

Callaghan, Michael, Lee, Tzung-Ru, Donmez, Dilek, Aydınlık, Arzu Ulgen, Svensson, Göran and Wood, Greg 2009, Implementation, communication and the benefits of corporate codes of ethics in Taiwan and Turkey : a comparison across contexts, European business review, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 278-298.

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Title Implementation, communication and the benefits of corporate codes of ethics in Taiwan and Turkey : a comparison across contexts
Author(s) Callaghan, Michael
Lee, Tzung-Ru
Donmez, Dilek
Aydınlık, Arzu Ulgen
Svensson, Göran
Wood, Greg
Journal name European business review
Volume number 21
Issue number 3
Start page 278
End page 298
Total pages 21
Publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
Place of publication Bradford, England
Publication date 2009
ISSN 0955-534X
1758-7107
Keyword(s) Business ethics
Taiwan
Turkey
Summary Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the corporate codes of ethics (CCE) that are put in place by companies in Taiwan and Turkey.

Design/methodology/approach – This study examines the use of CCE among the top companies in Taiwan and Turkey. It is a replication of a study performed in Australia, Canada and Sweden and a follow-up study.

Findings – The empirical findings show many similarities with top companies in Australia, Canada and Sweden, but more importantly identify key differences distinctly unique to each of the two countries under investigation. Statistical analysis suggests that the implementation, communication and benefits of CCE are paramount to Turkish companies operating in a domestic environment where the aspiration to participate globally and join the European Union is high, whereas in Taiwan it is low in favor of more traditional business practices (similar to the Chinese concept of guanxi) that focus on individual relationships in favor of formalized regulatory frameworks (such as CCE).

Originality/value – This study makes a complementary contribution to the accumulated knowledge in the area of CCE, particularly given the cultural and historical differences these countries possess in comparison to each other and those previously studied and documented in the literature.
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Language eng
Field of Research 220102 Business Ethics
Socio Economic Objective 950402 Business Ethics
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
HERDC collection year 2009
Copyright notice ©2009, Emerald Group Publishing
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30016684

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