Comparing ethical attitudes across cultures

Randi L. Sims, Ph.D.

Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal
Comparing ethical attitudes across cultures

Randi L. Sims

Abstract

The current study compares the results of the Attitudes Towards Business Ethics Questionnaire (ATBEQ) reported in the literature for samples from Israel, South Africa, Turkey, the United States of America, and Western Australia to a new sample from Jamaica, West Indies (n = 139). The results indicate that while there are some shared views towards business ethics across countries, significant differences do exist between Jamaica and three of the other countries in the study. Although it was hoped that Hofstedes Theory of International Cultures would aid in understanding the similarities and differences uncovered between the sample countries, it was found that this theory did not adequately explain the results found. Keywords: cross-cultural, ethics, ATBEQ

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E-mail: sims@nova.edu
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