WHY DON’T MEXICAN EMPLOYEES REPORT OBRERVED ETHICAL DEVIATIONS IN THEIR BUSINESSES?, PORQUE LOS MEXICANOS NO REPORTAMOS DESVIACIONES ETICAS EN NUESTROS NEGOCIOS?

HEctor Alfonso GonzAlez Guerra, Victor Manuel Molina MorejOn and Cynthia Carolina PeNa Mancillas

Revista Internacional Administracion & Finanzas, 2015, vol. 8, issue 1, 111-134

Abstract: A significant portion of employees in companies in Mexico, where there is a defined process of integrity, do not report ethical deviations that occur. The results of a survey applied to 816 people of 5 companies located in 6 cities in Mexico are represented. Respondents hold various positions in these companies with an average age of 31 years and average tenure of 11 years in their correspondent companies. Linear regression were performed to identify socio-demographic and employment characteristics associated with the lack of reporting of deviations observed. The outcome was that this problem is less frequent in employees with higher organizational and cultural levels. The groups of variables that identify reasons why ethical deviations are not reported include: fear of retaliation by the bosses; the lack of corrective actions on detected deviations; lack of confidentiality in the process and institutional immunity to personnel of higher hierarchy in the organization, including senior staff. Factor analysis and Structural Equations Modeling were applied to the data.

Keywords: Ethical Deviation; Fear; Lack of Trust (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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