Corporate Ethical Values, Group Creativity, Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intention: The Impact of Work Context on Work Response

A corporate culture strengthened by ethical values and other positive business practices likely yields more favorable employee work responses. Thus, the purpose of this study was to assess the degree to which perceived corporate ethical values work in concert with group creativity to influence both...

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Published in:Journal of business ethics 2011-02, Vol.98 (3), p.353-372
Main Authors: Valentine, Sean, Godkin, Lynn, Fleischman, Gary M., Kidwell, Roland
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accounting
Business
Business and Management
Business Ethics
College campuses
Corporate culture
Corporate responsibility
Corporations
Creativity
Economic development
Education
Employee turnover
Employees
Ethical codes
Ethics
Health policy
Hypotheses
Job satisfaction
Management
Marketing
Moral relativism
Organizational behaviour
Organizational culture
Philosophy
Professional ethics
Quality of Life Research
Questionnaires
Sales
Sales management
Social entrepreneurship
Social ethics
Studies
United States
Values
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Summary:A corporate culture strengthened by ethical values and other positive business practices likely yields more favorable employee work responses. Thus, the purpose of this study was to assess the degree to which perceived corporate ethical values work in concert with group creativity to influence both job satisfaction and turnover intention. Using a self-report questionnaire, information was collected from 781 healthcare and administrative employees working at a multi-campus education-based healthcare organization. Additional survey data was collected from a comparative convenience sample of 127 sales and marketing employees working for a variety of firms operating in the south-central United States. The results indicated that group creativity and corporate ethical values were positively related, and that both variables were associated with increased job satisfaction. Conversely, corporate ethical values and job satisfaction were associated with decreased turnover intention. Sales managers should create work cultures that precipitate increased ethical values and group creativity, and suggestions about how they may institutionalize these factors are provided.
ISSN:0167-4544
1573-0697
DOI:10.1007/s10551-010-0554-6