TY - JOUR
T1 - Ethical decision-making practices in SMEs
T2 - the role of risk acceptance and confidence level
AU - Gomes Haensel Schmitt, Valentina
AU - Afshar Jahansha, Asghar
AU - Polas, Mohammad Rashed Hasan
AU - Tabash, Mosab I.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022/1/1
Y1 - 2022/1/1
N2 - The aim of this study is to examine the factors influencing ethical business decision-making on environmental issues, among employees of SMEs. To do so, a survey study was performed with 394 top managers of SMEs in the UAE using a questionnaire, and the data was statistically evaluated using SmartPLS 3.0. The results suggest that prior technology use has significant positive relationships with ethical decision-making and the level of risk acceptance. Furthermore, perceived competitive pressure has significant positive relationships with ethical decision-making and confidence level. In comparison, the level of risk acceptance and confidence level have significant positive relationships with ethical decision-making. Results also demonstrate that the level of risk acceptance mediates the relationship between prior technology use and ethical decision-making. There is also a significant and positive association between perceived competitive pressure and ethical decision-making with a mediating impact of the confidence level.
AB - The aim of this study is to examine the factors influencing ethical business decision-making on environmental issues, among employees of SMEs. To do so, a survey study was performed with 394 top managers of SMEs in the UAE using a questionnaire, and the data was statistically evaluated using SmartPLS 3.0. The results suggest that prior technology use has significant positive relationships with ethical decision-making and the level of risk acceptance. Furthermore, perceived competitive pressure has significant positive relationships with ethical decision-making and confidence level. In comparison, the level of risk acceptance and confidence level have significant positive relationships with ethical decision-making. Results also demonstrate that the level of risk acceptance mediates the relationship between prior technology use and ethical decision-making. There is also a significant and positive association between perceived competitive pressure and ethical decision-making with a mediating impact of the confidence level.
KW - SEM
KW - UAE
KW - United Arab Emirates
KW - confidence level
KW - empirical study
KW - ethical decision making
KW - risk acceptance
KW - structural equation modelling
UR - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12724/17794
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/51ff6858-859e-33aa-9e3b-46b99f465e10/
U2 - 10.1504/ijbge.2022.126172
DO - 10.1504/ijbge.2022.126172
M3 - Artículo (Contribución a Revista)
SN - 1741-802X
VL - 16
SP - 437
EP - 462
JO - International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics
JF - International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics
IS - 4
ER -