TY - JOUR
T1 - The effects of organizational mindfulness on ethical behaviour and firm performance : empirical evidence from Vietnam
AU - Nguyen, Nguyen Phong
AU - Wu, Huiying
AU - Evangelista, Felicitas
AU - Nguyen, Thu Ngoc Quynh
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - This study examines the relationship between mindfulness and ethical behaviour and its consequent effects on firm performance. We adopt the psychological concept of mindfulness in the context of corporate ethics. We hypothesize that organizational mindfulness has a positive effect on organizational ethical behaviour but that the company’s code of ethics moderates this relationship. We further propose that organizational ethical behaviour affects firm performance with corporate reputation as a mediating construct. We tested the proposed framework using survey data from 653 managers of large firms in Vietnam. The estimated structural equation model provides strong and convincing support for our hypotheses with important theoretical and managerial implications.
AB - This study examines the relationship between mindfulness and ethical behaviour and its consequent effects on firm performance. We adopt the psychological concept of mindfulness in the context of corporate ethics. We hypothesize that organizational mindfulness has a positive effect on organizational ethical behaviour but that the company’s code of ethics moderates this relationship. We further propose that organizational ethical behaviour affects firm performance with corporate reputation as a mediating construct. We tested the proposed framework using survey data from 653 managers of large firms in Vietnam. The estimated structural equation model provides strong and convincing support for our hypotheses with important theoretical and managerial implications.
KW - business ethics
KW - professional ethics
KW - reputation
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:55421
U2 - 10.1080/13602381.2020.1727649
DO - 10.1080/13602381.2020.1727649
M3 - Article
SN - 1360-2381
VL - 26
SP - 313
EP - 335
JO - Asia Pacific Business Review
JF - Asia Pacific Business Review
IS - 3
ER -