Paper #1467

Title:

Self-perception of ethical behaviour. The case of listed Spanish companies

Authors:

María José García López and Oriol Amat

Date:

February 2015

Abstract:

In recent years there has been much talk about the ethics of organisations and studies on the subject are plentiful. However, there has been scarcely any research into the perception that companies themselves have of their ethical behaviour. This article presents the results showing the self-perception that listed Spanish companies have of their ethical behaviour, with the observation that, generally, they have a greater perception than the reality of the study actually shows.

Keywords:

Ethical code, Listed companies, Spanish companies, Ethics, Sustainability.

JEL codes:

M1-Business Administration.

Area of Research:

Finance and Accounting

Published in:

Intangible Capital, Vol. 12, n.1, 2016

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