Business organizations assume ethical business practices only add costs to the organization. However, business ethics actually add value for customers and result in increased profitability and performance for business organizations. One of the objectives is to determine the effects of ethics on an organization's profitability.
Data was collected through primary and secondary sources; the primary sources of data are mainly through personal interviews and distribution of questionnaires while the secondary source includes textbooks, Internet articles, journals etc.
The methods of statistical analysis include the use of tables, percentage and chi-square for data analysis. The four hypotheses tested and calculated value of x2 (chi -square) was greater than the critical value of x2 at 5% level of significance, therefore reject the null hypothesis and accept the alternative. It found out that there are benefits of good corporate ethical conduct. It was concluded that organizational ethics initiates have been supportive of many positive and diverse organizational objectives. It also recommended that there should be an effective ethical conduct on the profitability of business organization.
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
- Introduction
- Background of the Study
- Statement of the Problem
- Research Questions
- Objectives of the Study
- Significance of the Study
- Scope of the Study
- Operational Definitions of Terms
- CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
- Introduction
- Literature Review on the Dependent Variable
- Literature Review on the Independent Variable
- Hypothesis development
- Underpinning theory
- Theoretical framework
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This research investigates the relationship between ethical conduct and the profitability of business organizations, using a bottling company as a case study. The primary objective is to assess the impact of ethical conduct on the organization's financial performance.
- Ethical conduct and its influence on organizational profitability
- The benefits of implementing ethical business practices
- The role of ethical initiatives in achieving organizational objectives
- The impact of ethical conduct on customer relationships and loyalty
- Methods for promoting ethical conduct within business organizations
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
Chapter One provides an introduction to the research topic, outlining the background, problem statement, research questions, objectives, significance, scope, and operational definitions. Chapter Two delves into the literature review, examining existing research on ethical conduct and its relationship to profitability, as well as the development of hypotheses and a theoretical framework for the study.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
The key terms and concepts central to this research include ethical conduct, business ethics, profitability, organizational objectives, customer relationships, and ethical initiatives.
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- Nonso Okonkwo (Autor), 2022, Ethical Conduct and the Profitability of Business Organizations. A Study of a Bottling Company, Múnich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/1320279
