The Journal of Business Ethics publishes only original articles from a wide variety of methodological and disciplinary perspectives concerning ethical issues related to business that bring something new or unique to the discourse in their field. From its inception the Journal has aimed to improve the human condition by providing a public forum for discussion and debate about ethical issues related to business. In order to promote a dialogue between the various interested groups as much as possible, papers are presented in a style relatively free of specialist jargon. FT 50 - This journal is one of the 50 journals used by the Financial Times in compiling the prestigious Business School research rank Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports® Ranking by Category - Ethics 2/54 - Business 33/147 Section Descriptions https://www.springer.com/journal/10551/updates/17211284
Journal of Business Ethics
Description
Identifiers
ISSN | 0167-4544 |
e-ISSN | 1573-0697 |
DOI | 10.1007/10551.1573-0697 |
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Additional information
Data set: Springer
Articles
Journal of Business Ethics > 2019 > 160 > 2 > 445-462
We investigate whether female board representation and firms’ financial performance are related and whether the relationship differs for firms located in more prejudicial environments. As a proxy for prejudicial environment, we use two geographical indicators: (1) whether a firm is headquartered in a conservative “red” state (which tends to vote for Republican candidates) or in a liberal “blue” state...
Journal of Business Ethics > 2019 > 160 > 2 > 339-361
The ethical issues introduced by excessive uses of ubiquitous information technology (IT) at work have received little attention, from either practitioners or ethics scholars. This article suggests the concept of technological ill-being and explores the ethical issues arising from such ill-being, according to the individual and collective responsibilities associated with their negative effects. This...
Journal of Business Ethics > 2019 > 160 > 2 > 427-443
We explore how the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 created pressure for firms to take more visible and costly corrective action following the announcement of an earnings restatement. Building on theory about focusing events, the institutional effects of legislative change, and the agenda-setting role of the media, we propose that Sarbanes–Oxley created reactive normative pressure on firms that announce...