Ahoy There!: Toward Greater Congruence and Synergy between International Business and Business Ethics Theory and Research

Business Ethics Quarterly, Volume 20 (3) 481-502, 2010

Posted: 18 Jun 2012

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Bryan Husted

Schulich School of Business

Michael A. Santoro

Santa Clara University

Jonathan P. Doh

Villanova University - School of Business

Dirk Matten

York University - Schulich School of Business

Date Written: 2010

Abstract

The literatures of business ethics and international business have generally had little influence on each other. Nevertheless, the decline in the power of nation states, the emergence of non-governmental organizations, the proliferation of self-regulatory bodies, and the changing responsibilities, roles, and structure of multinational corporations make constructive engagement between these two disciplines imperative. This changing institutional landscape creates many areas of common concern. In this article, we describe the changing institutional context of global business and suggest ways in which both business ethics and international business may inform each other more fruitfully.

Keywords: international business, business ethics, corporate social responsibility

Suggested Citation

Husted, Bryan and Santoro, Michael A. and Doh, Jonathan P. and Matten, Dirk, Ahoy There!: Toward Greater Congruence and Synergy between International Business and Business Ethics Theory and Research (2010). Business Ethics Quarterly, Volume 20 (3) 481-502, 2010, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1681008

Bryan Husted

Schulich School of Business ( email )

4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3
Canada

Michael A. Santoro

Santa Clara University ( email )

Leavey School of Business
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95050
United States
408-5516001 (Phone)

HOME PAGE: http://www.michaelAsantoro.com

Jonathan P. Doh

Villanova University - School of Business ( email )

800 Lancaster Avenue
Villanova, PA 19085-1678
United States

HOME PAGE: http://www62.homepage.villanova.edu/jonathan.doh/

Dirk Matten (Contact Author)

York University - Schulich School of Business ( email )

4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3
Canada

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