Ethics in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises A Global Commentary

• Other Authors: Spence, Laura J. 1968- (Editor), Painter-Morland, Mollie 1968- (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer 2010
• Series: The international society of business, economics, and ethics book series volume 2
• Subjects: Business ethics; Small business
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• Physical Description: xxi, 347 pages illustrations 25 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9789048193301
• ISSN: 1877-3176

This book is the first of its kind - a global overview of extant research on ethics in small and medium sized enterprises. While vast amounts of corporate money, government policy and media time are directed at the social and ethical activities of large corporations, small businesses don't generally attract the spotlight. This is wildly inappropriate, however, since upward of 90% of private businesses are small or medium sized. This book goes some way to helping us understand the social and ethical contribution of this majority organizational form. The first section of the book is a global round-up of research on ethics in small and medium sized enterprises from major regions of the world. In the second section smaller scale research projects from a variety of countries present both empirical and theoretical advances in the area. Anyone with an interest in ethics and small and medium sized enterprises should find this an inspiring book which paves the way for future research.