Management Ethical Behavior: The Automobile Industry in Juarez City

Jorge Hernandez Palomino and Rodolfo Rincones Delgado

Global Journal of Business Research, 2007, vol. 1, issue 1, 147-156

Abstract: This research study investigated the relationships between ethical behavior, ethics codes, gender, age, work tenure and education of managers working in the automobile industry in Juarez, Mexico. This industry was chosen because of its importance in the economics fields. The ethical behavior was measure using the Defining Issues Test (DIT). A demographic questionnaire asked the participants their gender, age, work tenure and education level. The results indicate that there is not relationship between the existence of ethics codes and ethical behavior of the managers. Additionally, the results of the analysis provide significant statistical support to establish that there is no statistical significance between age, work tenure and education. Furthermore, the study revealed a statistical difference between ethical behavior and gender. The findings in this study suggest that there is something in this industry that shows women have a lower level of ethical behavior. The final considerations and suggestions in this study have theoretical and methodological value for the specialists who have the responsibility of teaching and research about organizational issues. The industry implications of the results are outlined, along with the limitations of the study and recommendations for future research.

Date: 2007
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