Friends or Foe?

Scholars have argued that business ethics is a crucial ingredient for the successful recipe of human resource management. However, little is known about the factors that trigger an organizational commitment towards the promotion of an ethical approach in crafting human resource management practices. This is especially true for family firms, whose ethical slant in devising human resource management practices has been under-researched. This chapter intends to push forward our knowledge in the field of business ethics investigating the role of familiness in determining ethically-rooted human resource management practices among small and medium-sized enterprises. More specifically, the authors investigated how awareness of business ethics issues and formalization of human resource management policies and practices affect the SMEs commitment to ethics. Family firms were found to be aware of the ethical challenges that characterize human resource management; however, no evidence was retrieved about the role of familiness in triggering an ethical commitment in managing human resources.

Business Ethics in a Digital World

This chapter will highlight the importance of transforming our conceptualization of business ethics in the digital era and the opportunities related to an optimal design of sustainable digital business ethics programs in this new hyper-connected, hyper-automated digital world. The complex issues of this revised business ethics model will be addressed from three perspectives: corporate governance, leadership, and society. The sections related to corporate governance will highlight the operational challenges when aiming to incorporate ethics into the boardroom's DNA and will emphasize the sustainability imperative ethical business leaders are facing in this digital era. This chapter will also posit that by adopting a design thinking approach for business ethics in this digital era, we can leverage all the benefits offered by emerging technologies and scientific advances while maintaining a human-centric stance.

The Effect of Religiosity on Learning Ethics in Serious Gaming Environments

The multi-disciplinary literature on ethics asserts that the relationship between religiosity and ethical perceptions and judgements is an under-researched topic. Despite its importance, few studies have examined the relationship between religiosity and the learning of business ethics. This research investigates whether religiosity is conducive to the learning of business ethics in a digital learning environment: a serious 3D ethics game. A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 302 final-year students from two different academic institutions based in the UK. The results of a structural equation modelling analysis suggest that religiosity does not inform the ethical perceptions and decisions of religious individuals in digital learning environments. Religious individuals perceive the utilitarian aspects of a serious game such as ease of use to be more important for learning ethics than religion. In contrast, less religious individuals perceive the hedonic aspects of a serious game to be a key catalyst for enhancing the learning of ethics.

FORMULASI ETIKA BISNIS HALAL THAYYIB DALAM PERSPEKTIF MAQASHID SYARIAH KONTEMPORER JASSER AUDA

This study aims to find the formulation of thayyib halal business ethics in the perspective of contemporary maqashid syaria. In Indonesia there are many fraudulent investments under the guise of syari'ah. In fact, Islamic business has the principle of a halal thayyib business that prioritizes the benefit and prosperity of every creature as a form of implementing maqashid sharia. Therefore, it is important to study this problem so that business ethics can be more contextual with current conditions. This research is included in normative research with a conceptual approach and an analytical approach. The data collection method uses literature review. While the research data analysis using descriptive-qualitative. The results show that: first, the formulation of the halal thayyib business in the perspective of Jasser Auda's contemporary maqashid syari'ah is a description of one of the maqashid sharia, namely to maintain and fulfill the desire and benefit of wealth (hifdzul mal). This concept can be viewed in terms of how to get it or in terms of maintaining the property that is already owned. Second, halal thayyib business ethics includes the prohibition on containing elements of usury, gharar, maisir, ihtikar, and bai' najasy'. Meanwhile, the Maqashid sharia is to avoid the practice of tyranny against business people, to avoid gharar in buying and selling transactions so that it is free from fade, loss, and injustice in business transactions, avoiding laziness from work due to dreams and speculation, and to avoid "false requests". which can cause loss or injustice.

MARKETING ENDORSEMENT STRATEGY IN BATIK KAMPUS: ISLAMIC BUSINESS ETHICS PERSPECTIVE

This research aims to describe the problem of endorsement as a marketing strategy for Batik Kampus Online Shop Buaran Pekalongan from the perspective of Islamic business ethics. The approach used in this research is phenomenology. The research location is in Buaran Pekalongan precisely on Jl. Pelita II, No. 54, Jenggot Gang 4. Sources and data collection techniques in this study using semi-structured interviews, participatory observation, and documentation. Internal validity is done using triangulation, emic and member checking. Data analysis using reduction, display and drawing conclusions. The results of this study concluded that the endorsement marketing strategy carried out by Batik Kampus via Instagram and telegram contained two types of endosers, namely testimonials and celebrity appeal. Endorsement as a Kampus Batik marketing strategy in terms of Islamic Business Ethics as a whole on social media. The products that Batik Kampus promote are not exaggerating and in accordance with Islamic Sharia principles. Products that are traded include products that are polite and cover the body. The use of endorsement as a marketing strategy by Batik Kampus has had a significant positive impact as evidencing by the increased sales turnover and the increase in admins who help him in online business in the market place and proven by the assets owned by Moh. Abdul Ghoni. Kampus Batik services are very fast, friendly and accept dropshipping or packaging which can make it easier for buyers to buy and resell Batik Kampus products to consumers directly.

CITIC Guoan Financial Fraud Case Analysis

With the diversified development of contemporary China ' s economy, the rapid growth of high-quality economy, but fraud occurs frequently, emerge in endlessly. This paper introduces the theoretical knowledge, reviews the case of CITIC Guoan, and expounds the background and fraud situation of the company. Then through the analysis of CITIC Guoan ' s financial fraud cases of A-share listed companies for seven consecutive years, this paper comprehensively summarizes the means of fraud from six aspects, triggering the thinking of business ethics and accounting professional ethics. Finally, from the staff, management and external supervision and management of listed companies to prevent financial fraud recommendations.