Business Ethics

Business ethics is the applied ethics field that establishes normative standards for morally appropriate conduct and decision-making by organizations and their members in commercial contexts.

16.7K

Publications

1.2M

Citations

24.8K

Authors

4.8K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

4.7K

Parents

Business AdministrationBusiness Law

Children

Advertising EthicsBusiness IntegrityConflict Of InterestConsumer Protection EthicsEnvironmental ResponsibilityEthical Decision-makingFinancial EthicsGlobal Business EthicsHuman Rights In BusinessLabor Ethics

Publications

16.7K

Managing Legitimacy: Strategic and Institutional Approaches

Mark C. Suchman · Academy of Management Review · 1995 · 12.5K citations

Business, Strategic Management, Strategy +12

Managing Legitimacy: Strategic and Institutional Approaches

Mark C. Suchman · Academy of Management Review · 1995 · 9.8K citations

Business, Strategic Management, Strategy +12

Social Learning Theory

W. David Pierce, Albert Bandura · The Canadian Journal of Sociology · 1977 · 9.8K citations · Full text

Humanities, Leadership, Organizational Behavior +15

The pyramid of corporate social responsibility: Toward the moral management of organizational stakeholders

Archie B. Carroll · Business Horizons · 1991 · 8.7K citations · Full text

Management, Organization Studies, Organizational Behavior +16

How corporate social responsibility is defined: an analysis of 37 definitions

Alexander Dahlsrud · Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management · 2006 · 4K citations

Management, Corporate Governance, Organizational Behavior +9

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Authors

24.8K

SJ
Scott J. Vitell
University of Mississippi, United States
60 publications · 10.4K citations
45
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Linda Klebe Treviño
Pennsylvania State University, United States
46 publications · 17.2K citations
36
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Anusorn Singhapakdi
Old Dominion University, United States
45 publications · 4.4K citations
34
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R. Edward Freeman
University of Virginia, United States
46 publications · 16.2K citations
32
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PE
Patrick E. Murphy
University of Notre Dame, United States
38 publications · 5.6K citations
30
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Institutions

4.8K

1–8 of 4.8K

Venues

Journal of Business Ethics
2.4K publications · 214.9K citations
210
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Business Ethics Quarterly
BEQ · 525 publications · 41.8K citations
100
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Journal of Business Research
JBR · 187 publications · 21.1K citations
78
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Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 199 publications · 20.7K citations
65
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Academy of Management Review
AMR · 117 publications · 55.6K citations
63
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See also Business Ethics
Normative Theories	Virtue Ethics Consequentialism Deontological Ethics Utilitarian Ethics Market Failure Theory Of Justice
Stakeholder Issues	Corporate Social Responsibility Stakeholder Theory Shareholder Primacy Critique Fairness Transparency
Corporate Governance	Ethical Leadership Accountability Stakeholder Engagement Corporate Transparency Technology Governance Data Governance Privacy-by-design Board Oversight Directors' Duties
Decision Frameworks	Virtue Ethics Consequentialism Deontological Ethics Ethical Governance Utilitarian Ethics Ethical Decision-making In Corporations Market Failure
Regulatory Context	Regulation Ethics Codes Regulatory Compliance Legal Norms Administrative Agencies Market Failure