How Ethical Behavior Is Considered in Different Contexts: A Bibliometric Analysis of Global Research Trends

Le Vu Lan Oanh, Patrizia Tettamanzi, Dinh Tien Minh, Maurizio Comoli, Kamel Mouloudj (), Michael Murgolo () and Mai Dang Thu Hien
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Le Vu Lan Oanh: School of International Business and Marketing, University of Economics of Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
Patrizia Tettamanzi: School of Economics and Management, LIUC–Cattaneo University, 21053 Varese, Italy
Dinh Tien Minh: School of International Business and Marketing, University of Economics of Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
Maurizio Comoli: Department of Economic and Business Studies, University of Eastern Piedmont “Amedeo Avogadro”, 28100 Novara, Italy
Michael Murgolo: School of Economics and Management, LIUC–Cattaneo University, 21053 Varese, Italy
Mai Dang Thu Hien: School of International Business and Marketing, University of Economics of Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam

Administrative Sciences, 2024, vol. 14, issue 9, 1-38

Abstract: In the past, sustainable development was considered a guideline for all human activities, but the world has gradually changed. The criteria for action today must not only ensure sustainability but also meet appropriate ethical standards in diverse contexts. As a result, the topic of ethical behavior has been studied more extensively in recent studies. Accordingly, through bibliometric approaches, this study seeks to generalize the issues of ethical behavior explored in a variety of contexts from 1991 to 2022. A total of 1409 articles were found and extracted from the Web of Science using the keywords “ethical behavior” and “context”; they were then decoded using VOSviewer software (version 1.6). Three techniques, including bibliographic coupling, co-citation, and co-occurrence were conducted to identify the six most influential contexts in ethical behavior. The results demonstrate that the six most influential contexts in ethical behavior are consumption, leadership, business, organization, medical, and education. The results further revealed that leading countries such as the USA and UK have a larger number of studies on ethical behavior in many different contexts, such as organization, business, education, health, consumption, and politics. The Journal of Business Ethics leads the way in research into ethical behavior, followed by the Journal of Applied Psychology.

Keywords: VOSviewer; business ethics; bibliometric analysis; ethical behavior; different contexts; ESG dynamics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L M M0 M1 M10 M11 M12 M14 M15 M16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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