Examining Influence of Religiosity on Ethical Attitude Towards Business: Evidence from India and China

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Asian Academy of Management Journal Pub Date : 2020-12-06 DOI:10.21315/aamj2020.25.2.3

P. Goel, Rupali Misra, A. Dhanalakshmi

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The primary purpose of the paper is to examine how religiosity influences ethical attitude towards business and to compare and contrast this relationship for two populous Asian countries: India and China. The socio-cultural setting of both the countries resonates strongly weaved religious values and traditional ideology, though with a disparate political system. Using Attitude towards Business Ethics Questionnaire (ATBEQ) and 10item Religious Commitment Inventory (RCI-10), data from 231, i.e., n(India)=122 and n(China)=109, respondents is collected, and research variables are compared based on gender and country of origin. Men demonstrate a higher ethical attitude towards business, higher religiosity, and higher score on ethical business philosophies than their women counterparts. Additionally, Indians score significantly higher than the Chinese on the three constructs. The results of regression analysis demonstrate that religiosity influences ethical attitude towards business for men, women, and Indians only. The relationship is not supported for China. The study further deconstructs religiosity into two subscales: intra (inner interpretive understanding) and inter (outer demonstrative action) religiosity to examine their influence on ethical attitude towards business. Individuals with higher intrareligiosity have a higher ethical attitude while no such relationship is evidenced for interreligiosity. Even further, items of ATBEQ are mapped to represent four ethical business philosophies and their differences compared on the basis of sub-constructs of religiosity. Variations in ethical business philosophies are shown by intra-religiosity only. Essentially, it is not about preaching religion, it is about practicing a religion that really matters. Puneeta Goel, Rupali Misra, and A. Dhanalakshmi 52 Freedom to practice religion, religion-based teaching, and ethical values embedded into business practices could help shape new virtue ethics as an inspiring point of reference and guidance for business leaders.

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考察宗教信仰对商业伦理态度的影响:来自印度和中国的证据

本文的主要目的是研究宗教信仰如何影响对商业的道德态度，并比较和对比两个人口众多的亚洲国家:印度和中国。两国的社会文化背景与交织在一起的宗教价值观和传统意识形态产生了强烈的共鸣，尽管两国的政治制度截然不同。使用商业道德态度问卷(ATBEQ)和10项宗教承诺问卷(RCI-10)，收集了231名受访者的数据，即n(印度)=122和n(中国)=109，并根据性别和原籍国对研究变量进行了比较。男性对商业表现出更高的道德态度，更高的宗教信仰，在道德商业哲学上的得分也高于女性。此外，印度人在这三个构念上的得分明显高于中国人。回归分析的结果表明，宗教信仰只影响男性、女性和印度人对商业的道德态度。中国不支持这种关系。本研究进一步将宗教虔诚度解构为两个子尺度:内(内在解释理解)和外(外在示范行动)宗教虔诚度，以考察其对商业伦理态度的影响。宗教内信仰度高的个体具有更高的伦理态度，而宗教间信仰度则没有这种关系。进一步，ATBEQ的项目被映射为代表四种伦理商业哲学，并在宗教信仰的子结构的基础上比较它们的差异。商业伦理哲学的差异只体现在宗教内部。从本质上讲，这不是关于宣讲宗教，而是关于实践一种真正重要的宗教。信奉宗教的自由、以宗教为基础的教学和嵌入商业实践的道德价值观，可以帮助塑造新的美德伦理，作为商业领袖的鼓舞人心的参考和指导。

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Asian Academy of Management Journal MANAGEMENT-

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期刊介绍： The Asian Academy of Management Journal (AAMJ) is a refereed journal that is jointly published by the Asian Academy of Management (AAM) and Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia (http://www.penerbit.usm.my). The journal endeavors to provide forums for academicians and practitioners who are interested in the discussion of current and future issues and challenges impacting the Asian Management as well as promoting and disseminating relevant, high quality research in the field of management. The journal has an established and long history of publishing quality research findings from researchers not only in the Asian region but also globally.