ETHICAL PRACTICES IN MEXICO’S LARGE COMPANIES
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encuesta, código de ética, prácticas éticas, ética empresarial, México
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This article evaluates the current status of ethical practices in large companies operating in Mexico. The article analyzes the results of a survey (of 107 large companies) and shows the type of ethical practices that companies have adopted, the degree of implementation of these practices, the motivations behind their implementation and the perceived impact of such practices on organizations. This article helps to fill the gap of analysis ab out ethical practices in Mexico.
We find that large companies in Mexico have implemented a set of formal ethical practices in accordance with international trends. More than 65 % of the companies surveyed reported having an ethics code, a mission and vision statement, formal conflict-resolution mechanisms or speak-up policies, or compliance policies. We found that the three major reasons for developing ethics policies in Mexican organizations are reputation, personal values of the owners or managers, and criminal liability.
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Gómez-Alatorre, E. (2020). ETHICAL PRACTICES IN MEXICO’S LARGE COMPANIES. The Anáhuac Journal, 20(1), Págs 12–43. Retrieved from https://pruebapub.anahuac.mx/index.php/the_anahuac_journal/article/view/245
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Ethics, 11 (5-6), 391-399. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00870551
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learning perspective for construct development and testing. Organizational
Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 97 (2), 117-134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
obhdp.2005.03.002
Carroll, A. B. (2015). Corporate social responsibility: The centerpiece of competing
and complementary frameworks. Organizational Dynamics, 44 (2), 87-96. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.orgdyn.2015.02.002
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de la encuesta a Gerentes Generales sobre prácticas éticas formales existentes.
Guatemala, Universidad del Istmo.
De Colle, S., & Werhane, P. H. (2008). Moral motivation across ethical theories: What
Can we learn for designing corporate ethics programs? Journal of Business Ethics,
81 (4), 751-764. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-007-9545-7
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implantación de prácticas éticas (Vol. 538). IESE: Universidad de Navarra.
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Review, 118 (3), 325-360.
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Beabout, & I. Ferrero (Eds.), Handbook of Virtue Ethics in Business and Management, pp.
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de los establecimientos.
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Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511809644
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Ethical Practices in Mexico’s Large Companies
Las prácticas éticas en empresas grandes en México
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working population. Journal of Business Ethics, 92 (4), 601-618. https://doi.
org/10.1007/s10551-009-0175-0
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composition, and sequence. Journal of Business Ethics, 132 (2), 415-431. https://
doi.org/10.1007/s10551-014-2296-3
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Prevalence, content and embedding. kpmg.com
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program model: an empirical application to chilean corporations. Journal of
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Macmillan.
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CBO9781139923927
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A review and research agenda. Business Ethics Quarterly, 27 (4), 475-512.
https://doi.org/10.1017/beq.2017.23
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March-April, 106-117.
PricewaterhouseCoopers (2016). PwC state of compliance study 2016. Laying a
strategic foundation for strong compliance risk management. pwc.com/us/
stateofcompliance
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Business and Society Review, 116 (2), 257-276. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-
8594.2011.00385.x
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and cooperation. Administrative Science Quarterly, 44 (4), 684. https://doi.
org/10.2307/2667052
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The role of the ethical infrastructure in organizations. Social Justice Research, 16 (3),
285-307. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025992813613
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legal compliance: What works and what hurts. California Management Review, 41
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research findings. American Criminal Law Review, 51, 293-316.
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programs: Influences on employees’ attitudes and behavior. Business Ethics
Quarterly, 9 (2), 315. https://doi.org/10.2307/3857477
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the mid-1990’s: An empirical study of the Fortune 1000. Journal of Business Ethics,
18 (3), 283-294. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005726901050
Weber, J., & Wasieleski, D. M. (2013). Corporate ethics and compliance programs:
A report, analysis and critique. Journal of Business Ethics, 112 (4), 609-626.