• Journal of Fashion Business
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.1-10
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• 2010

The purposes of this study were to examine effects of individual's ethics on corporation ethics and corporation ethics management and perception for corporation ethics management innovation system, and to compare consumers' and entrepreneurs' perceptions toward innovation system for ethics management in fashion industry. The subject used for this study were 260 subjects (117 consumer and 143 entrepreneurs). For data analysis, descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlations, Cronbach's alpha, regression, and t-test were used. As the results, first, ethic values on idealism and machiavellism significantly influenced on the business ethics. Business ethics also affected on business ethics management. In addition, business ethics management influenced on perception for ethics management innovation system. Finally, there were significant differences between consumers and entrepeneurs on perceptions toward innovation system for ethics management. Based on these results, prevention marketing strategies of counterfeit goods would be provided.

• Journal of Information Technology Services
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.155-168
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• 2014

This paper discussed about business ethics and innovation management performance of IT service firms in Korea. To prove empirically the research hypothesis, the statistical analysis was based on the response from the 92 IT Service firms in Korean. As analysis results, it was found that the business ethics of organizations were the effect factors of the innovation management performance. And the knowledge competency and creativity are confirmed as a mediator between the business ethics and innovation management performance. So this paper suggests that business ethics in organizations are the important factor for enhancement of IT service firm's innovation performance. Specially the mediation effects of knowledge competency and creativity variables were proved empirically for the relation between the business ethics and innovation management performance. So it is desirable that knowledge-based service firms, for example IT service firms, have to strive to upgrade their level of business ethics and to link with their creativity and knowledge competency.

• Management & Information Systems Review
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• v.3
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• pp.419-438
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• 1999

Following is an idea to utilize the business ethics as one of business administration strategies. Firstly, conversion of perception is needed in the business administration. Neglecting the pursuit of profit, the conventional strategic goal, is not desirable, we need to, however, have a mind that the consumer and environment centered mind is indispensible to the survival and growing of a business ultimately in establishing a strategic goal of diversified environmental changes. Secondly, conversion of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)'s attitude in business administration is needed. It is necessary for the CEO to have a strong belief that the business ethics is indispensible to the survival and growing of a business by way of fair and logical management. Therefore the business ethics should be improved since the CEO's ethics can be the standard of his business. Thirdly, the business concerned parties should be considered. The realization of business ethics should be done in a certain way so as to protect the benefit of the all concerned parties such as stockholders. employees, consumers, suppliers, competitors, the local community, etc., since a business is an organization that can exists and grows only in the coexistence with its environment and concerned parties. Fourth, the business ethics should be transformed into a business culture through the enlargement of the general principles of and of employees' behavior as a management strategy. Lastly, business ethics should be improved through continuous evaluations to accommodate its environmental change.

• Management & Information Systems Review
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• v.12
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• pp.101-116
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• 2003

After and before the education of business ethics, the recognitive response and interpretation of personnel and information ethics to the standards of business ethics are as follows. 1. In case of personnel ethics, before the education of business ethics, selfishness is at its peak and utilitarianism is in the lowest. It can be understood that it is faithful to the principles of capitalism. 2. In case of personnel ethics, before the education of business ethics, relativism is in the highest level and utilitarianism is in the lowest. Because it means not agreeing on standardized economic equality and the choice of proper ethical standards. It can be understood that the education of business ethics has an effect on ethical making-decision. 3. In case of information ethics, after and before the education of business ethics, righteousness is at its peak and utilitarianism is in the lowest level. I can be interpreted that it means thinking highly of the value of justice and not agreeing to standardized economic equality. 4. The above results show that the education of business ethics has an influence on the recognition of personnel ethics and is effectively used to improve the recognition of personnel and information ethics.

• Journal of Korean Society for Quality Management
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.199-216
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• 2011

Most of the studies based on the outcome of business ethics were mainly focused on financial and non-financial results, CEO's business ethics and practical willingness as a preceding variable for business ethics and its success. This study regards business innovation on corporate sustainability and social responsibilities. There fore, this study will prove the result of activities based on business innovation and its activities, for participation of members is of importance. Therefore, this study proved the hypothesis that a worker's ethical conciousness is important in the result of business ethics, and that it also effects the result of business ethics for practice and innovative intentions for a moderating effect. This study emphasizes on ethical consciousness related to business ethics and consensus related to business ethics due to members' ethical consciousness influenced by organization's business ethics and perception. There ought to be an implication for this study. Also, as a result variable, the job satisfaction of coworkers is affected by conscious business ethics, but not affected in the innovative intentions. In addition, it is shown that the consciousness of business ethics is a controllable variable, for it affects job satisfaction concerning coworkers, but does not affect general job satisfactions.

• Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.49-55
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• 2005

The purpose of this study was to examine consumers' perception toward business ethics and ethics management in fashion industry. Subjects were 236 women in age from 20 to 28 years old in Seoul for this study. For data analysis, descriptive statistics, factor analysis, Pearson's Correlations, t-test, and ANOVA were used. As the results, business ethics had 2 factors; 'IMBE(Importance of Business Ethics)' and 'INBE(Interest of BE)', while ethics management encompassed 5 factors such as 'ethics management evaluation', 'healthy industry environment', 'environment task', 'fair business system', and 'customer convenience'. There were statistically differences between men and women in IMBE and INBE. That is, generally, women had higher scores on both than men. Also, subjects in business major had higher scores on IMBE and INBE than those in other majors. Finally, seniors and juniors tend to have higher scores on IMBE and INBE than freshman and sophomore subjects. Based on these results, fashion marketing strategies would be suggested.

• Journal of Korean Society for Quality Management
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.53-62
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• 2007

Until now, Capitalism Problem have been reported by many literature and are recognized which problem cannot be solved this matter. Global organization have been suggested Business ethics to solve Capitalism Problem. Nowadays, Global Excellence Enterprise who already use Business ethics, who well know Business ethics are powerful Competitive factor for Enterprise to survive. It is necessary to apply Business ethics which is Appraisal Model for Business ethics. In this paper, we suggest Appraisal Model for Business Ethics Evaluation and apply to real fields.

• Management & Information Systems Review
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• v.4
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• pp.375-394
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• 2000

The results and suggestions for this study is as follows: First, as the education for business ethics is instructed, the level of recognition for business ethics is intensified. Second, the result after verifying the hypothesis shows a meaningful difference between utilitarianism and the principle of justice. Third, it is necessary for us to teach the business ethics using a systematic education program over a long period. Fourth, business ethics education should be taught in colleges as well as in the home and community. The limitations of this study and the directions of following studies is as follows: Frist, in spite of establishing a research model concerning business ethics, the researcher could not develop a systematic education program for business ethics. Second, it is necessary to develop a systematic education program for business ethics in order to utilize it for producing practical study. Finally, it is necessary to develop some evaluation tools for relativism.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.22 no.6 s.96
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• pp.756-767
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• 2006

This study investigated the attitudes towards business ethics of 409 University students majoring in culinary science and foodservice management. The survey questionnaire evaluated their attitudes by ATBEQ (Attitudes towards Business Ethics Questionnaire), using a seven-point scale and the data were analysed by frequency, t-test, ANOVA and reliability analysis. The average value of ATBEQ was investigated with attitudes towards ethics (3.48${\pm}$0.79), application of the ethics to business (4.24${\pm}$0.71), business profit making (4.18${\pm}$0.71), businessman (4.29${\pm}$0.67) and practice of business ethics (3.16${\pm}$0.79). The female, undergraduate and younger students showed significantly higher scores of attitudes towards business ethics (higher ethical attitude) than the male, graduate and older students, respectively. There are some similar results between Korean and Israeli students, while western students (America, Australia and Turkey) showed different attitudes with Korean students.

• The Research Journal of the Costume Culture
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.477-493
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• 2022

The purpose of this study is to explore relationships between company's characteristics, the status of business ethics education, employee perceptions of corporate business ethics, and organizational performance. A total of 161 small- and medium-sized apparel companies participated in a survey and data was analyzed using cross-tabulation, ANOVA, and SPSS PROCESS. The results show that, larger companies involved with export are more likely to implement business ethics education, whereas no company characteristic is associated with perceptions of corporate business ethics. Furthermore, apparel companies that implemented or planned to implement business ethics education, have employees with more positive perceptions of corporate business ethics and better organizational performance than fashion companies that have no plan to implement such education. In addition, companies in the apparel sector with higher employee perceptions of corporate business ethics had greater organizational performance than apparel companies with lower employee perceptions of corporate business ethics. This study emphasizes the need to implement business ethics education to enhance employee perceptions of company business ethics, which in turn promotes organizational performance. It is expected that the results of this study will positively affect the development and expansion of business ethics education programs and contribute to the foundation of knowledge for business ethics education for fashion companies.