The Present Situation of Enterprise Morality and its Management in China

Abstract

A questionnaire survey on the ethics and management status of 212 state-owned and private enterprises in the east, middle and west shows that immoral business practices exist to a considerable extent; moral conflicts are more frequent and often exist in relationships with customers, colleagues, bosses, and subordinates; moral decision-making standards are pluralistic and situational; and tolerance for misconduct is high. Most enterprises have realized the necessity of business ethics and carried out moral management to a certain extent, but less use of moral management measures widely used by western enterprises, and the strength needs to be strengthened; to improve corporate ethics requires the joint efforts of individuals, enterprises, and society