Title: Business ethics-strategic performance linkage: evidence from Jordan

Authors: Fuad N. Al-Shaikh

Addresses: Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Yarmouk University-Irbid, P.O. Box 566, 21163, Jordan

Abstract: This research aimed at investigating the mediating effect of ethical culture on the relationship between business ethics and financial performance. The population of the study consisted of 193 business companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange. Performance measurement relied on data for the years (2016-2018) that were available at the time of conducting the study. A questionnaire was designed to measure the independent and the mediating variables. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22 was used to process and analyse the data. The results showed that business ethics have an effect on financial performance, and ethical culture was found not mediating the effect of business ethics on financial performance. Based on the findings, the study concluded with some recommendations for practitioners and future research.

Keywords: business ethics; strategic performance; ethical culture; Jordan.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBIR.2024.138954

International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, 2024 Vol.34 No.2, pp.258 - 276

Received: 01 Mar 2021
Accepted: 10 Jul 2021
Published online: 05 Jun 2024 *

Full-text access for editors Full-text access for subscribers Purchase this article Comment on this article