Date of Award
2012
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Department
Marketing
First Advisor
Scott Vitell
Second Advisor
Milorad Novicevic
Third Advisor
Douglas W. Vorhies
Relational Format
dissertation/thesis
Abstract
Presented for a dissertation, I report on a survey-designed study that empirically investigates the relationship between environmental and individual traits leading to the practice of ethical behavior within a marketing firm. Drawing upon extant ethical constructs, and using both the General Theory of Marketing Ethics and Social Cognitive Theory as guides, I find strong support for the potential synergy between individual tendencies and firm characteristics in order to facilitate ethical behavior on the part of marketing employees. In addition to shoring up earlier constructs, I discovered surprising relationships between the individual and firm dynamic, where the effects of certain characteristics (such as firm tightness-looseness) do not act as one would have imagined, leading to a new school of thought for how to implement a culture of ethics within the marketing industry.
Recommended Citation
Nishihara, Ceri, "A Social-Cognitive Approach To Marketing Ethics: Institutionalization, Integrity, And Power" (2012). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1063.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/1063
Concentration/Emphasis
Emphasis: Marketing