Unethical practices in the Slovak business environment: Entrepreneurs vs. the State?
| Autor: | Anna Remišová, Anna Lašáková |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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slovakia
media_common.quotation_subject business ethics 0603 philosophy ethics and religion Education state State (polity) 0502 economics and business Slovak mezzo level media_common Ethics Health Policy Business administration 05 social sciences entrepreneurs 06 humanities and the arts BJ1-1725 language.human_language Business environment macro level Philosophy unethical practices language 060301 applied ethics Business subject-matter of business ethics micro level 050203 business & management cee |
| Zdroj: | Ethics & Bioethics (in Central Europe), Vol 10, Iss 1-2, Pp 78-95 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2453-7829 |
| DOI: | 10.2478/ebce-2020-0002 |
| Popis: | This paper critically analyses one of the unexpected results of qualitative research aimed at detecting the presence of unethical business practices in Slovakia. The authors seek to find out why entrepreneurs participating in this research do not take responsibility for the development of business ethics and why, in their primary reflections on unethical practices in the Slovak business environment, have they shifted it almost completely to the State level (1), and whether their attitude is morally justified (2). The main theoretical foundation in the following analysis is the theory of development of business ethics on three levels (micro, mezzo and macro), also known as the “subject-matter of business ethics” approach. The paper discusses attitudes of the research sample, including Slovak entrepreneurs and company representatives, towards the State, and the consecutive critical reflection of their opinions shows that businesspersons tend to give up on their own proactive approach to the development of business ethics and position themselves in the role of an “expectant” instead of a “creator” of ethical standards in society. Furthermore, the paper points out that businesses lack ethical self-reflection in relation to corruption, more precisely, they lack reflection of their place in the corrupt relationship with the State. Given these findings, the paper concludes that an essential basis for the long-term development of business ethics in our country is the establishment of partnerships between the State and business entities, while recognizing the place of nongovernmental democratic institutions. |
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