Explicit or implicit sets of selection criteria are always used when hiring decisions are made. When employers and job applicants come from similar cultural backgrounds, applicants may better understand what job-related attributes employers think are important and can develop and stress those qualities. Many studies have attempted to identify important job attributes, but despite recent globalization trends, there is little information comparing the importance of different criteria to individuals from different cultures. For this exploratory study, Chinese and US individuals were surveyed to ascertain their ratings of the importance of 26 job selection attributes. Given the cultural distance between the USA and China, it was hypothesized that significant differences would be found. As China emerges as an important global player with increasing interaction between US and Chinese organizations, the results of this study should help each culture better understand the other and lead to better business relationships between the two countries.

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This three-country empirical study examined the attitudes of business students in China, Denmark, and the US to determine if they shared similar beliefs with regard to the perceived consequences of the use of codes of ethics. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) as well the Kruskal-Wallis test were used to determine that there were significant differences in the attitudes of the three groups. The findings provide useful information about three culturally distant nations and should prove especially useful to those concerned with finding ways to address the important issue of ethics in business.

This three-country empirical study examined the attitudes of business students in China, Denmark, and the US to determine if they shared similar beliefs with regard to the perceived consequences of the use of codes of ethics. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) as well the Kruskal-Wallis test were used to determine that there were significant differences in the attitudes of the three groups. The findings provide useful information about three culturally distant nations and should prove especially useful to those concerned with finding ways to address the important issue of ethics in business.