Suchergebnisse

Esta contribucion se ocupa de los problemas de la redemocratizacion en Honduras. El autor se pregunta si la democracia formal, introducida con las elecciones de 1980/81 bajo el gobierno de Suazo Cordova, pudo consolidarse, subrayando que el problema principal es la division del poder entre civiles, militares y la embajada norteamericana. La politica perseguida por la administracion Reagan que se apoya en la combinacion entre militarizacion y fomento de la democratizacion, esta condenada al fracaso porque se basa en una interpretacion erronea de la realidad hondurena

Based on a chapter in the forthcoming book entitled, "Confronting revolution," edited by Morris Blachman and others.

Purpose
The unethical behavior of businesses toward their customers is thought to contribute to a loss of trust and confidence in the integrity of American corporations. Distrust between the two parties in the marketplace inhibits business transactions. The business ethics index (BEI) was established to formally and continuously measure the consumer sentiments of the ethical behavior of American businesses. This paper aims to measure the effect of political affiliation on consumers' ethical perceptions of businesses.


Design/methodology/approach
The BEI was originally developed as an indicator of consumers' sentiments toward the ethicality of business practices. The current research uses the BEI once again to evaluate consumers' perceptions of business ethics in the era of President Donald Trump and his administration. The BEI was therefore extended with the question: "Do you believe that because of the new president Donald Trump, businesses will behave: 'more ethically', 'about the same' or 'more unethically'?".


Findings
Data from 1,008 telephone interviews in the USA were used to calculate a BEI of 114.5, indicating an overall positive consumer sentiment toward the ethical behavior of business. Respondents' political affiliation was found to significantly affect their perception of the ethical behavior of businesses.


Originality/value
This is an initial step in studying the connection between governmental policies and business ethics perception.