Document Type
Journal Article
Department/Unit
Department of Management
Title
Does collectivism affect environmental ethics? a multi-level study of top management teams from chemical firms in China
Language
English
Abstract
This study tests the effects of top management team (TMT) member collectivistic values and TMT dissatisfaction with the financial situation on the environmental ethics of TMT members. We also examine the moderating effect of collectivistic values on the relationship between financial dissatisfaction and environmental ethics. Analyses of multi-level and source data show that financial dissatisfaction of the TMT negatively affects TMT members' environmental ethics. However, TMT members' individual collectivism can increase TMT members' environmental ethics. Analyses also show that TMT members' collectivism moderates the relationship between financial dissatisfaction and environmental ethics across individual and team levels. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.
Keywords
Collectivism, Environmental ethics, Financial dissatisfaction, Top management team
Publication Date
2014
Source Publication Title
Journal of Business Ethics
Volume
122
Issue
3
Start Page
387
End Page
394
Publisher
Springer Verlag
DOI
10.1007/s10551-013-1761-8
Link to Publisher's Edition
ISSN (print)
01674544
ISSN (electronic)
15730697
Recommended Citation
Wang, Xinran, and Michael N. Young. "Does collectivism affect environmental ethics? a multi-level study of top management teams from chemical firms in China." Journal of Business Ethics 122.3 (2014): 387-394.