The Role of Ethics Institutionalization in Influencing Organizational Commitment,Job Satisfaction,and Esprit de Corps |
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Authors: | Scott John Vitell Anusorn Singhapakdi |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Marketing, University of Mississippi, 320 Holman Hall, University, MS, 38677, U.S.A;(2) Department of Marketing, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, U.S.A |
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Abstract: | Given increasing ethical problems in business, many organizations have tried to control these problems by institutionalizing
ethics such as by creating new ethics positions and formulating and enforcing codes of ethics. In this study, the impact of
implicit and explicit forms of institutionalization of ethics on job satisfaction, esprit de corps, and organizational commitment
for marketing professionals is investigated. Additionally, the influence of organizational socialization, ethical relativism,
and age relative to each of the above organizational climate constructs is examined. Results indicate that at least one of
the forms of institutionalization of ethics is a significant determinant of all three organizational climate constructs. However,
while organizational socialization is a significant determinant of all three organizational climate variables, relativism
is only significant in determining organizational commitment (in a negative direction) and age is only significant in determining
job satisfaction.
Scott John Vitell is Phil B. Hardin Professor of Marketing and Chair of the Marketing Department at the University of Mississippi.
He received his Ph.D. in Marketing from Texas Tech University. He has published more than 100 journal articles. His recent
publications have appeared in the Journal of Retailing, the Journal of Business Ethics, the Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice, the Journal of International Marketing, International Business Review and the Journal of Macromarketing, among others. He serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Business Research.
Anusorn Singhapakdi is Professor of Marketing and Marketing Area Coordinator at Old Dominion University. He has published
more than 50 journal articles. He has also received recognition for his publications from a number of academic journals including
the Journal of Business Research, International Marketing Review, Marketing Education Review, and the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science. He serves on the Editorial Boards of␣the Journal of Macromarketing and the Journal of Marketing Education. He is a section editor for Applied Research in Quality of Life and has served as a guest editor for the Journal of Business Ethics. |
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Keywords: | ethics institionalization job satisfaction organizational commitment esprit de corps |
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