Pub Date : 2023-10-31DOI: 10.1108/ijoes-08-2023-0178
Carolin Schellhorn
Purpose The purpose of this study is to consider the limitations of traditional finance and to provide an overview of the challenges associated with the developing area of sustainable finance. In the context of multiple global systemic threats to humanity, the author argues that societal values must play a prominent role in calling for comprehensive government policy and activating the fund allocations required to safeguard the stability of multiple societal systems. Design/methodology/approach This study integrates research results from several disciplines to show that value-based finance is essential for ensuring that information acquisition, government policies and fund allocations support the stability of multiple systems on which society depends. The discussion is informed by research that documents massive uncertainty in planetary and biological processes requiring urgent action. Findings Traditional finance allows prioritization of financial returns at the expense of environmental and social stability with potentially catastrophic and irreversible consequences. To safeguard the stability of societal systems, fund allocation decisions by individuals and organizations must prioritize societal values, as they relate to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the science needed to achieve them. Originality/value This study provides a novel view of the critical importance of societal values in finance given growing global threats to the stability of multiple, interconnected systems. It offers a unique perspective by drawing on research results from multiple disciplines to highlight an essential role for science-based information related to societal values in the engagement and fund allocation decisions of all market participants operating under extreme uncertainty.
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Pub Date : 2023-10-03DOI: 10.1108/ijoes-12-2022-0303
Nor Balkish Zakaria, Muhammad Farhan Nordin, Allezawati Ismail, Nurul Huda Ahmad Shukri, Elif Baykal
Purpose This study departed from the aim to progress Malaysia as a high-income nation in 2025 via decent work and economic growth (Sustainable Development Goal 8). Thus, this study aims to examine the effects of demographic, experience and organisational factors on the ethical integrity of local enforcement officers from self-proclaim and colleague perception perspectives. Design/methodology/approach The data of this study was collected from Pusat Latihan Penguatkuasa Selangor (PULAPES), a training centre for local enforcement officers in Selangor. Based on a survey in 2019, this study used primary data based on a scenario-based questionnaire survey with a total sample of 535 respondents. Findings From a self-proclaim perspective, the results show that secondment and training factors have a positive relationship with the ethical integrity of local enforcement officers. From a colleague perception perspective, the results indicate that the secondment factor has a positive relationship with ethical integrity. In contrast, the officer rank factor has a negative relationship with the ethical integrity of local enforcement officers. Practical implications This research seeks to develop new theories or refine existing ones to explain how diverse circumstances affect law enforcement ethics. Learning people’s habits through observation and consequences like rewards or punishments impact behaviour recurrence are suggested. Law enforcement ethics can be examined by examining how peers, supervisors and organisational culture shape officers’ ethics. Social implications The finding of this study could serve to evaluate training programmes or rewards and punishments for ethical behaviour including how accountability and community involvement aid to promote law enforcement ethics. Originality/value The survey results of this study are based on local enforcement officers’ ethics that serve to aid in illuminating the elements which affect ethical behaviour among law enforcement personnel and identify the tactics for fostering ethical behaviour.
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Pub Date : 2023-09-29DOI: 10.1108/ijoes-01-2023-0017
Kingsley Konadu, Abigail Opoku Mensah, Samuel Koomson, Ernest Mensah Abraham, Joshua Amuzu, Joan-Ark Manu Agyapong
Purpose Senior executives and leaders of public sector institutions (PSIs) are responsible for the development, preservation or restoration of employee integrity (EI). This conceptual paper aims to address the direct impact of EI on work performance (WP). It also explores the interceding effects of job satisfaction (JS) and employee organisational identification (OI) and the context-conditional impact of purposeful leadership (PL). Design/methodology/approach This research builds a research framework coupled with suppositions by integrating literature from both theoretical and empirical works in the fields of integrity management, human resource management, performance management and leadership using a systematic literature review approach. Firstly, the authors explicitly express the authors’ list of goals through replicable design. Secondly, the authors find all research papers that would satisfy the requirements for inclusion. Thirdly, the authors evaluate the truthfulness of the results from the incorporated research, and, finally, the authors offer a summary and synthesis of the features and outcomes of the incorporated research. Findings This study finds that EI will be favourably linked to WP, and this encouraging connection will be favourably interceded by JS and OI, both independently and together. Also, PL will favourably moderate the EI–JS connection as well as the EI–OI linkage. Research limitations/implications This study provides a novel framework for specialists and academics in four multidisciplinary fields for improving the EI and WP of employees using JS and OI as strategic devices. It also considers the conditional influence of PL, which has been underexploited in the academic sphere. Thus, this research sets the stage for forthcoming academics to investigate this research framework empirically in diverse PSIs worldwide. Practical implications To guarantee that PSIs draw, grow and preserve workers who symbolise the beliefs of the institution, their leadership must uphold a “values-grounded approach” to all facets of its human resource practises – comprising recruitment, performance appraisals, training, leadership development platforms and promotions. Social implications This study reveals the importance of improving integrity in PSIs and the diverse mechanisms through which EI translates into WP. It also highlights the possible benefits that purposeful leaders can offer as well as the problems that they can potentially help mitigate. Originality/value This research adds to the sparse literature on the construct of PL within PSIs’ settings and offers a new conceptual model for boosting employee WP through the facilitating roles of JS and OI, both separately and together.
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Pub Date : 2023-09-29DOI: 10.1108/ijoes-02-2023-0027
Abraham Ansong, Sharif Shani Amadu, Moses Ahomka Yeboah
Purpose This study aims to examine the mediation effect of safety climate (SC) on the relationship between ethical leadership and employee health and safety in the oil and gas downstream sector in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach This study used a quantitative approach (survey) to collect data from 215 pump attendants at the fuel stations in the Accra Metropolis. The authors used PLS structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) to test the research hypotheses in this study. Findings The results show that leaders’ adherence to ethical practices had a significant and positive effect on both their employees’ health and safety and SC in the workplace. Furthermore, the ability of leaders to use ethical practices to achieve a healthy and safe work environment was also contingent on the presence of a safe work climate. Practical implications This study highlights the need for leaders to pay specific attention to adhering to ethical rules and regulations and also promoting a safe climate in the workplace to guarantee the health and safety of employees. Originality/value This study presents a novel contribution to the literature by empirically demonstrating the contingency importance of SC in the quest of leaders leveraging ethical practices to promote the health and safety of employees in the workplace, which has not been discussed by previous studies.
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Pub Date : 2023-09-28DOI: 10.1108/ijoes-04-2023-0090
Noor e Sahar, Dahlia Zawawi, Nor Siah Jaharuddin, Munir A. Abbasi
Purpose This study aims to use stewardship theory to investigate the effect of responsible leadership (RL) on organisational citizenship behaviour for the environment (OCBE) through the mediatory role of environmental corporate social responsibility (ECSR). Design/methodology/approach Data was collected from a sample of 224 individuals employed in the manufacturing sector of Pakistan. The study used partial least squares structural equation modelling to estimate the relationships within the model. Findings The findings indicate that RL positively impacts OCBE, and ECSR is a partial mediator that mediates the relationship between RL and OCBE. Practical implications This research offers novel perspectives for organisational leaders, highlighting the significance of RL quality for instilling OCBE among the employees of manufacturing sectors. Organisational leaders must prioritise ECSR in their CSR initiatives. Originality/value This study’s novelty lies in confirming the mediating role of ECSR to drive the positive impact of RL on OCBE through stewardship theory.
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Pub Date : 2023-09-26DOI: 10.1108/ijoes-03-2023-0059
Bret N. Bogenschneider, Lu Lu
Purpose The purpose of this study is to describe in detail a recent eBay fraud and to provide a related framework of teaching tools for courses in business law and ethics. The case describes an eBay transaction involving return fraud. This study highlights the problem of fraudulent purchase tactics by an eBay buyer who exploited the eBay feedback mechanism and administrative procedures in attempt to obtain a price reduction or to receive the item for free as a concession. Design/methodology/approach The work is a case study providing the details and background information on an original eBay return fraud. The case itself provides the source documentation and some background on the eBay platform and its rules. The Appendix provides a set of teaching instructions and discussion questions with model answers related to the specifics of the case. Findings The eBay resolution of the matter is provided in the Epilogue section of the Appendix. All negative feedback by the buyer against the seller in an attempt to get the item for free was removed by eBay, and the buyer further relinquished all selling privileges on eBay. Originality/value This study is unique because it provides the original eBay listing and screenshots of eBay correspondence and the eBay resolution of the matter. The specific type of return fraud is also unusual, as it was directed by the eBay buyer against the seller which appears to be an evolving problem for online retail.
{"title":"Anatomy of an eBay fraud","authors":"Bret N. Bogenschneider, Lu Lu","doi":"10.1108/ijoes-03-2023-0059","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/ijoes-03-2023-0059","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose The purpose of this study is to describe in detail a recent eBay fraud and to provide a related framework of teaching tools for courses in business law and ethics. The case describes an eBay transaction involving return fraud. This study highlights the problem of fraudulent purchase tactics by an eBay buyer who exploited the eBay feedback mechanism and administrative procedures in attempt to obtain a price reduction or to receive the item for free as a concession. Design/methodology/approach The work is a case study providing the details and background information on an original eBay return fraud. The case itself provides the source documentation and some background on the eBay platform and its rules. The Appendix provides a set of teaching instructions and discussion questions with model answers related to the specifics of the case. Findings The eBay resolution of the matter is provided in the Epilogue section of the Appendix. All negative feedback by the buyer against the seller in an attempt to get the item for free was removed by eBay, and the buyer further relinquished all selling privileges on eBay. Originality/value This study is unique because it provides the original eBay listing and screenshots of eBay correspondence and the eBay resolution of the matter. The specific type of return fraud is also unusual, as it was directed by the eBay buyer against the seller which appears to be an evolving problem for online retail.","PeriodicalId":42832,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Ethics and Systems","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134885907","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-20DOI: 10.1108/ijoes-03-2023-0049
Yosuke Kakinuma
Purpose While an increasing number of investors value socially responsible investment practices, Bitcoin has faced criticism for its carbon footprint resulting from excessive mining power consumption. By examining Bitcoin’s interconnectedness with environmental, social and governance (ESG) equities, this study aims to construct a socially responsible investment strategy for cypto investors. Design/methodology/approach This study uses wavelet analysis and a time-varying parameter vector autoregressive (TVP-VAR) model to uncover the interdependence between ESG equities and Bitcoin. This study computes the optimal ratio, showing that Bitcoin significantly reduces portfolio risk when combined with green stocks. Findings The results show that co-movements between green stocks and Bitcoin are low, indicating that they are suitable combinations for portfolio diversification. From an environmental perspective, this investment strategy offers a theoretical solution to mitigate the negative impacts associated with Bitcoin mining. It aims to address the dilemma faced by sustainability-conscious investors, who must navigate the economic payoff of Bitcoin against their commitment to green investment principles. Practical implications The findings can provide valuable insights for policymakers seeking to develop strategies that promote sustainable investments among crypto investors. Originality/value Research on ethical investment practices in the cryptocurrency market remains in the early stages of development. Ethical investors can benefit from including Bitcoin in their ESG equity portfolios.
{"title":"ESG equities and Bitcoin: responsible investment and risk management perspective","authors":"Yosuke Kakinuma","doi":"10.1108/ijoes-03-2023-0049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/ijoes-03-2023-0049","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose While an increasing number of investors value socially responsible investment practices, Bitcoin has faced criticism for its carbon footprint resulting from excessive mining power consumption. By examining Bitcoin’s interconnectedness with environmental, social and governance (ESG) equities, this study aims to construct a socially responsible investment strategy for cypto investors. Design/methodology/approach This study uses wavelet analysis and a time-varying parameter vector autoregressive (TVP-VAR) model to uncover the interdependence between ESG equities and Bitcoin. This study computes the optimal ratio, showing that Bitcoin significantly reduces portfolio risk when combined with green stocks. Findings The results show that co-movements between green stocks and Bitcoin are low, indicating that they are suitable combinations for portfolio diversification. From an environmental perspective, this investment strategy offers a theoretical solution to mitigate the negative impacts associated with Bitcoin mining. It aims to address the dilemma faced by sustainability-conscious investors, who must navigate the economic payoff of Bitcoin against their commitment to green investment principles. Practical implications The findings can provide valuable insights for policymakers seeking to develop strategies that promote sustainable investments among crypto investors. Originality/value Research on ethical investment practices in the cryptocurrency market remains in the early stages of development. Ethical investors can benefit from including Bitcoin in their ESG equity portfolios.","PeriodicalId":42832,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Ethics and Systems","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136263727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-14DOI: 10.1108/ijoes-07-2022-0150
Saif Mahdi Muslim Al-Ameedee, Mahdi Moradi, Mahdi Salehi
Purpose Ethical concerns in the field of trade and business and research efforts in the area of management and implementation of ethical standards in the organizational chain in the current situation, mainly due to the impact on the performance and procedures of organizations, and, finally, the effect on the views and attitudes of stakeholders and users of corporate information have become critical. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the impact of business ethics on stress, anxiety and depression and the success of auditors in Iran and Iraq. Design/methodology/approach The study’s statistical population includes all partners, managers and auditors working in auditing firms. Three hundred sixty-five questionnaires were completed by Iranian respondents and 250 questionnaires by Iraqi respondents in 2021. Also, the analysis of variance and regression of ordinary least squares have been used for data analysis and testing of hypotheses. Findings The research results show a negative and significant relationship between the results of business ethics and stress, anxiety and depression of auditors in Iran and Iraq and a positive relationship between business ethics and auditors’ success in Iran and Iraq. Originality/value As the current research was conducted in emerging financial markets such as Iran and Iraq, which are highly competitive, along with special economic conditions, and as the occupation of the ISIS terrorist group, the civil wars in Iraq, the world’s severe economic sanctions against Iran and following the global crisis of COVID-19, both countries have had special conditions. Therefore, the current research can bring helpful information to the readers and help everyone develop science and knowledge in this field.
{"title":"The impact of business ethics on stress, anxiety and depression and the success of auditors","authors":"Saif Mahdi Muslim Al-Ameedee, Mahdi Moradi, Mahdi Salehi","doi":"10.1108/ijoes-07-2022-0150","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/ijoes-07-2022-0150","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose Ethical concerns in the field of trade and business and research efforts in the area of management and implementation of ethical standards in the organizational chain in the current situation, mainly due to the impact on the performance and procedures of organizations, and, finally, the effect on the views and attitudes of stakeholders and users of corporate information have become critical. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the impact of business ethics on stress, anxiety and depression and the success of auditors in Iran and Iraq. Design/methodology/approach The study’s statistical population includes all partners, managers and auditors working in auditing firms. Three hundred sixty-five questionnaires were completed by Iranian respondents and 250 questionnaires by Iraqi respondents in 2021. Also, the analysis of variance and regression of ordinary least squares have been used for data analysis and testing of hypotheses. Findings The research results show a negative and significant relationship between the results of business ethics and stress, anxiety and depression of auditors in Iran and Iraq and a positive relationship between business ethics and auditors’ success in Iran and Iraq. Originality/value As the current research was conducted in emerging financial markets such as Iran and Iraq, which are highly competitive, along with special economic conditions, and as the occupation of the ISIS terrorist group, the civil wars in Iraq, the world’s severe economic sanctions against Iran and following the global crisis of COVID-19, both countries have had special conditions. Therefore, the current research can bring helpful information to the readers and help everyone develop science and knowledge in this field.","PeriodicalId":42832,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Ethics and Systems","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135488478","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-12DOI: 10.1108/ijoes-01-2023-0001
Qaisar Ali, S. Parveen, Tasya Aspiranti, Nunung Nurhayati, Sulistya Rusgianto
Purpose The adoption of Islamic banking (AIB) among customers has remained in the limelight due to its significance in the strategic marketing of Islamic banking (IB) services. Although researchers have devoted a significant effort to investigating the drivers of AIB, little is known about the exclusive barriers hampering AIB. Accordingly, this paper aims to examine the underlying barriers to the adoption of Islamic banking (BAIB) and categorize them into different research clusters using bibliometric analysis. Design/methodology/approach The data was collected from 132 articles published in Scopus database between 2007 and 2022 and analyzed using VOSviewer to explore BAIB. Findings The findings clustered the barriers to AIB into three groups, namely, efficiency of IB products and services (service quality, Shariah compliance level, availability of services), behavioral (knowledge and awareness, religiosity, trust and intention) and personal attributes (innovativeness, understanding of mobile/internet banking and technology acceptance) factors of Islamic bank customers. Research limitations/implications The sample size of this study is relatively small, as the data was imported from Scopus database only to perform Bibliometric analysis. Future studies may use larger sample size by retrieving data from other databases such as Web of Science and PubMed to develop better research clusters of BAIB. Practical implications The dynamic business environment and unprecedented changes in consumer behavior require managers creating suitable conditions to foster adoption of their services and capture a better market share. Originality/value Following the findings of this research, future research avenues are identified for strategic embeddedness and global development of IB by overcoming BAIB.
目的伊斯兰银行（AIB）在客户中的采用一直备受关注，因为它在伊斯兰银行（IB）服务的战略营销中具有重要意义。尽管研究人员投入了大量精力来调查AIB的驱动因素，但对阻碍AIB的排他性障碍知之甚少。因此，本文旨在研究采用伊斯兰银行（BAIB）的潜在障碍，并使用文献计量分析将其分类为不同的研究集群。设计/方法/方法数据收集自2007年至2022年间Scopus数据库中发表的132篇文章，并使用VOSviewer进行分析，以探索BAIB。发现将AIB的障碍分为三组，即IB产品和服务的效率（服务质量、Shariah合规水平、服务的可用性），伊斯兰银行客户的行为（知识和意识、宗教信仰、信任和意图）和个人属性（创新、对移动/互联网银行的理解和技术接受）因素。研究局限性/含义本研究的样本量相对较小，因为数据是从Scopus数据库导入的，只是为了进行文献计量分析。未来的研究可能会通过从Web of Science和PubMed等其他数据库中检索数据来使用更大的样本量，以开发更好的BAIB研究集群。实际意义动态的商业环境和消费者行为的前所未有的变化需要管理者创造合适的条件来促进他们的服务的采用，并获得更好的市场份额。独创性/价值根据本研究的发现，通过克服BAIB，确定了IB战略嵌入和全球发展的未来研究途径。
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Pub Date : 2023-08-30DOI: 10.1108/ijoes-04-2023-0089
A. Ramaano
Purpose This study aims to explore the latent potential of alternative-responsible tourism and ecotourism leadership in sustainable tourism and the sustenance of rural communities in Musina Municipality in Limpopo Province, South Africa. It also sought to compare this potential with other African pastoral areas and to integrate it with various rural sites elsewhere abroad. Design/methodology/approach Narrative literature, document reviews, interviews and focus group discussions were used to garner relevant data and were analyzed through cross-tabulation analysis and manually. On this account, probable climate change-bound environmental consequences, rural, tourism, farming and ecological administration issues came to the forefront. Findings The examination correlates the potential position of proper ecotourism exercises and responsible tourism as an agreeable path to promote sustainability in rural localities. Subsequently, upon apparent countryside products, ecotourism and farming exercises glimpsed in the study area, environmental degradation poses a conceivable hazard to natural resource governance. Hereafter, it aggravates the possibilities for climate change effects and poor subsistence. Originality/value The rich biodiversity in the study area provides platforms for sustainable rural tourism enterprises and addresses any pertinent concerns. Thus, the study has manifested a demand for a creative tourism approach and innovations against environmental change outcomes and to capacitate Musina Municipality residents and probably others elsewhere on the continent to engage in ethical tourism initiatives and sustainable livelihoods.
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