Ethical Decision-Making Differences Between American and Moroccan Managers

Abstract

business ethics, moral personal philosophies, decision making, social responsibility, culture, executives, Morocco, U.S.,

Qur’anic Ethics for Environmental Responsibility: Implications for Business Practice

“…Therefore, all possible means should be utilised to call all individuals to commit themselves to Qur'anic ethics, morals, and manners (or their own religious instructions or cultural inspirational guidance) in dealing with all elements of the environment (e.g. Brammer et al, 2007;Cui et al, 2015;Graafland et al, 2006;Hoivik and Mele, 2009;Mele, 2009;Oumlil and Balloun, 2009;Rice, 1999).…”

“…Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) and their impact upon behaviours and actions of individuals/groups for the welfare of society and environment (e.g. Beekun and Badawi, 2005;Brammer et al, 2007;Graafland et al, 2006;Hope and Jones, 2014;Kamla et al, 2006;Kim et al, 2009;Oumlil and Balloun, 2009;Platonova, 2013;Ramasamy et al, 2010;Rice, 1999Rice, , 2006Schouten et al, 2014;Srnka et al, 2007;Zulfikar 2012). Yet, there is still a lack of empirical evidence on the following: the extent to which ER ethics are promoted within divine textual messages, types of environmental themes contained within such holy texts, and implications of these ethics for business practices.…”

Conceptualization of CSR Among Muslim Consumers in Dubai: Evolving from Philanthropy to Ethical and Economic Orientations

“…The economic possibilities afforded by the rise in Muslim spending power have led to research on issues related to Islamic values in business. For example, Rice and AlMossawi (2002) examine the targeting of Muslim groups by profit-making organizations, Oumlil and Balloun (2009) contrast how religion influences the ethical decision-making of American versus Moroccan managers, and Schneider et al (2011) investigate the possible influence of religious belief on consumer behavior among Christian consumers in Germany and Muslim consumers in Turkey. Given the notable increase in Muslim spending power, most especially in the Arabian Gulf, and the large numbers of MNCs now vested in the region, further investigation of stakeholder expectations and preferred CSRO is both necessary and timely.…”

Ethical qualities in consumption

“…The female emphasis in our sample perhaps is an indication of the consumer profile of local retailers through which we generated our informants (Pearson et al, 2011). Our sample may also be a reflection of Gilligan's (1982) thesis of the feminising of care, noted earlier, which resonates with socialisation theory (House, 1981) and social structural theory (Eagly, 1987), where females are relatively more caring in disposition, perhaps signalling a differential gendered socialisation process (Bateman and Valentine, 2010;Franke et al, 1997;Oumlil and Balloun, 2009;Robin and Babin, 1997;Roxas and Stoneback, 2004). Informants were skewed to those 30 years and over.…”