Université de Fribourg

Societal-Level Versus Individual-Level Predictions of Ethical Behavior : A 48-Society Study of Collectivism and Individualism

Ralston, David A. ; Egri, Carolyn P. ; Furrer, Olivier ; Kuo, Min-Hsun ; Li, Yongjuan ; Wangenheim, Florian ; Dabic, Marina ; Naoumova, Irina ; Shimizu, Katsuhiko ; de la Garza Carranza, María Teresa ; Fu, Ping Ping ; Potocan, Vojko V. ; Pekerti, Andre ; Lenartowicz, Tomasz ; Srinivasan, Narasimhan ; Casado, Tania ; Rossi, Ana Maria ; Szabo, Erna ; Butt, Arif ; Palmer, Ian ; Ramburuth, Prem ; Brock, David M. ; Terpstra-Tong, Jane ; Grison, Ilya ; Reynaud, Emmanuelle ; Richards, Malika ; Hallinger, Philip ; Castro, Francisco B. ; Ruiz-Gutiérrez, Jaime ; Milton, Laurie ; Ansari, Mahfooz ; Starkus, Arunas ; Mockaitis, Audra ; Dalgic, Tevfik ; León-Darder, Fidel ; Thanh, Hung Vu ; Moon, Yong-lin ; Molteni, Mario ; Fang, Yongqing ; Pla-Barber, Jose ; Alas, Ruth ; Maignan, Isabelle ; Jesuino, Jorge C. ; Lee, Chay-Hoon ; Nicholson, Joel D. ; Chia, Ho-Beng ; Danis, Wade ; Dharmasiri, Ajantha S. ; Weber, Mark

In: Journal of Business Ethics, 2014, vol. 122, no. 2, p. 283-306

Is the societal-level of analysis sufficient today to understand the values of those in the global workforce? Or are individual-level analyses more appropriate for assessing the influence of values on ethical behaviors across country workforces? Using multi-level analyses for a 48-society sample, we test the utility of both the societal-level and individual-level dimensions of collectivism and...