Journal of Business Ethics

1998 - 2026

Current editor(s): Michelle Greenwood and R. Edward Freeman

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Volume 205, issue 3, 2026

Unveiling the Mystery of Strategic Response: Managers’ Regulatory Focus and Corporate Social Responsibility Decoupling pp. 431-449

Yang Huang, Ni Xiong and Chengkun Liu

Reputation of the Emerging Market Companies: Does ESG Rating Help? pp. 451-467

Aihua Chen, Gerui Zhao, Zhenzhen He and Li Ma

Cross-Industry Spillover Effects of Accounting Frauds on Corporate Investment Decisions: Evidence from the Complementary Production Networks pp. 469-487

Nuo Shi, Yi Si and Chongwu Xia

The Effect of Conflict of Interest Disclosures on Misselling: Evidence from the Dutch Mortgage Industry pp. 489-509

Mariëtte Kuiper, Henri C. Dekker and Jacco L. Wielhouwer

Gender and ESG Rating Divergence: Evidence from Chinese Board Secretaries pp. 511-538

Zhi Yu, Xiangqiang Liu, Yuan-Teng Hsu and Xuewu Wang

From Compliance to Commitment: Examining the Influence of Corporate Governance and Social Performance on Firms’ Circular Economy Initiatives pp. 539-562

Basil Al-Najjar, Aly Salama and Alaa Abed

Are High-Hierarchy Individuals More Corrupt? The Interaction of Power and Two Forms of Status on Corruption pp. 563-574

Zibei Gu

Cultivating Integrity? The Role of Employee Directors in Mitigating Corporate Financial Misconduct pp. 575-598

Xiaofeng Quan, Cheng Xiang and Qingbo Yuan

The Ethical Implications of Cryptocurrency ATMs: A Call for Stronger Regulation and Legislative Action pp. 599-612

Jocelyn D. Evans and Timothy Jones

Beyond Good Intentions: Peer E&S Incidents and the Unravelling of CSR Value pp. 613-639

Saeed Akbar, Thang Ho and Hanh T.H. Truong

Local Officials’ Promotion Incentives and Green Innovation: Evidence from an Urban Governance Campaign in China pp. 641-672

Ge Yang, Haichen Bai and Zeyu Sun

Volume 205, issue 2, 2026

Spouse Gets Angry, Company Suffers: The Impact of Spousal Anger Expression on Employee Unethical Pro-Family Behavior pp. 209-225

Zhu Yao, Na Fu, Yurong Liu, Chenqian Xu and Chao Zhang

A Social Exchange Perspective of Leader Nepotism: The Roles of Kinship and Self-Interest pp. 227-244

Zaid Oqla Alqhaiwi, Mingjun Yang, Tuan Luu and Nathan Eva

Crowns Too Heavy: How Top Managers’ Empowerment Becomes a Mixed Blessing for Middle Managers pp. 245-264

Zhijun Chen, Yating Wang, Mingjian Zhou, Rui Li and Siyu Tian

Creative Unethicality and Its Ripple Effect in Competitive Settings: A Perceived Relative Deprivation Perspective pp. 265-283

Chenwei Li, Tara C. Reich, Chia-Huei Wu and Cynthia Lee

Using the Process Dissociation Paradigm to Independently Measure the Ethical and Organizational Dimensions of Unethical Pro-Organizational Behavior pp. 285-303

Chuanjun Liu, Luyao Liu, Syed Zain Abbas and Lemei Zou

Exploring the Outcomes of Leader Bottom-Line Mentality: A Meta-analysis pp. 305-324

Yuxiang Luan, Kai Zhao, Zheyuan Wang and Jiaxin Xue

Whose History Is It Anyway? Uses and Abuses in the Co-Construction of Organizational Narratives pp. 325-347

Fatima Regany, Hélène Gorge and Ludovic Cailluet

Examining Motivational Profiles of Forgiveness in the Workplace: An Employee-Centered Approach pp. 349-368

Tyler G. Okimoto, Eng Zhi Low, Niamh Dawson, Elena Zubielevitch, Michael Thai and Michael Wenzel

Emotions and Morally Tense Relations: What We Can Learn from Ahmed’s Performative View on Emotions pp. 369-383

ToTran Nguyen and Maddy Janssens

A Narrative Enquiry About Expatriates’ Situated Moral Agency in Confronting Ethical Problems pp. 385-404

Suvi Heikkinen, Anna-Maija Lämsä and Liisa Mäkelä

Ethical Decision Making in Teams: A Systematic Review pp. 405-429

Michelle P. Martín-Raugh, Logan L. Watts, Ellie H. Tran and Rylee M. Linhardt

Volume 205, issue 1, 2026

Speaking Across Silences: Academic Freedom, Care, and Responsibility pp. 1-18

Fida Afiouni, Martijn Boersma, Charlotte M. Karam, Christof Miska, Masoud Shadnam, Scott Taylor and Suzanne van Gils

Speaking Across Silences: The Structural and Material Intersections of Business, Violence, and Ethical Responsibility pp. 19-33

Steffen Böhm, Premilla D’Cruz, Ernesto Noronha, Konan A. Seny Kan and Baniyelme Zoogah

Genocide and Business Ethics pp. 35-48

Rita Mota and Yoann Bazin

‘The Way Enthusiasm Builds’: Frame Amplification and Emotional Reinforcement in Participatory Policymaking pp. 49-69

Angelika Zimmermann, Jasper O. Kenter and Alison Dyke

Crafting the Virtuous Corporation Through Spiritual Discernment pp. 71-94

Sharda S. Nandram, Puneet K. Bindlish and Raysa Geaquinto Rocha

Beyond Common Ground: Dialogical Responsibility in Sustainable Human Resource Management pp. 95-108

Jan Willem Nuis, Pascale Peters, Rob Blomme and Henk Kievit

Investor’s Explicit and Implicit Attributions for CSR Motives: Neuroscientific Insights pp. 109-137

Ye Chen and Naiding Yang

The Limits of the Ethical Responsibilities of Companies: Using Corporate Social Contract Theory to Identify Boundary Principles pp. 139-157

Muel Kaptein

Corporate Purpose and Democratic Theory: A Governance Trilemma pp. 159-175

Rutger Claassen

Which Value Counts? Towards a Decolonial Perspective on Value Creation pp. 177-191

Lisa Herzog and Flavia Souza Maximo Pereira

Between Commodities and Commons: A Polanyian Analysis of Commoning in the Context of Community Development Banks pp. 193-208

Ana Mercedes Sarría Icaza, Daniel S. Lacerda, Fabio B. Meira and Pedro de Almeida Costa

Volume 204, issue 4, 2026

Run, Hide, and Fight?! A Precautionary Business Ethics to Hold Manufacturers Accountable for Preventing Gun Violence pp. 733-754

Levente Szentkirályi

Beyond Inspiration Porn: Effects of Message Framing on Brand Authenticity and Community Support in Marketing Disabled Athletes pp. 755-770

Namkyeong Jang and Dae Hee Kwak

The Bright Side of AI in Marketing Decisions: Collaboration with Algorithms Prevents Managers from Violating Ethical Norms pp. 771-794

Piotr Gaczek, Grzegorz Leszczyński, Yuling Wei and Hao Sun

(Im)Balanced Privacy Policy and Ethical Acceptability of GenAI Content: The Roles of Normative and Hedonic Goals pp. 795-824

Hua Fan, Bing Han and Qing Ye

Green Bond Issuance and Corporate Environmental Disclosure: Signaling or Greenwashing? pp. 825-854

Yuanyuan Liu, Shun Fu, Guanchun Liu and Xin Huang

Social Trust and Corporate Greenwashing: Insights from China's Pilot Social Credit Systems pp. 855-883

Jiacai Xiong, Linghong Chen, Yushu Zhu and Thomas Maak

Whoever Walks in Integrity Walks Securely: Does Corporate Integrity Culture Mitigate Climate Change Exposure? pp. 885-906

Md. Samsul Alam, Faizul Haque, Prem Puwanenthiren and S. M. Sohrab Uddin

Breaking CSR Skepticism: How Virtual Streamer Disclosure Influences Consumer Purchases in Livestreaming pp. 907-931

Lintong Han, Jiaming Fang, Chunya Xie, Miyan Liao and Yangting Zhang

Fiscal Transparency and Corporate Donations pp. 933-957

Zihao Su, Fei Peng, Xiyang Li and Shuai Fang

Morality is for Social Being: The Role of Morality in Social-Adjustive Functional Attitudes Toward Counterfeit Luxury Consumption pp. 959-980

Dong Lyu, Zi Wang, Ajay Kumar and Jia Jin

The Influence of Ethical, Sustainable, and Environmental Beliefs on Individual Cryptocurrency Participation in Denmark, Finland, and Sweden pp. 981-1007

Ylva Baeckström, Akanksha Jalan, Roman Matkovskyy and Julia Roloff

A Case from the Middle of a Global Existential Threat: Review of Shaping for Mediocrity – the Cancellation of Critical Thinking at Our Universities pp. 1009-1015

Stephen Cummings

Volume 204, issue 3, 2026

Softening the Blow: The Mitigating Effect of Compassion on the Negative Consequences of Psychological Contract Breach and Violation Feelings pp. 505-521

Sara J. Krivacek, Thomas J. Zagenczyk, Yannick Griep and Kevin S. Cruz

Workplace Mistreatment: A Systematic Review of Interventions and Future Research Agenda pp. 523-564

Gillian Leake, Albert Amankwaa and Irene Elisabeth de Pater

Enacted Abusive Supervision and Supervisory Outcomes: A Social Distance Perspective pp. 565-582

Samina Quratulain, Abdul Karim Khan, Maria Khalid, Ghulam Ali Arain and Zhao Lijing

Constructive and Destructive Deviance: Navigating the Dual Impact of Abusive Supervision pp. 583-603

Dheeraj Sharma, Koustab Ghosh and Lubna Rashid Malik

It is Not Only How I am Treated, But Also How My Team is Treated That Matters: Effects of Both Between- and Within-Team Distributive Justice on Employee Within-Team Helping Behavior pp. 605-622

Fan Yang, Run Ren and Xiuli Sun

The Virtues and Vices Of Employee Engagement and Its Drivers in an Informal Network Context: A Cultural Approach pp. 623-640

Sven Horak, Arwa Al-Twal, Fadi Alsarhan and Tamer K. Darwish

Parrying Diversity-Hostility and Ethical Dilemmas of Organizing Inclusion pp. 641-661

Laura Dobusch, Milena Leybold and Leonhard Dobusch

Taste-Based Statistical Discrimination: A New Framework for Understanding Organizational Inequality in a Polarized Era pp. 663-682

Lemaro Thompson

What Does the Future Hold for Human Rights in Conflict-Affected Areas? A Delphi Study on MNEs’ Strategies pp. 683-711

Janine Allenbacher, Matthias Fertig and Jennifer Adolph

Organizational Safety in Translation: Linguistic Time References and Safety in HROs pp. 713-728

Jungwon Min

Reorienting Leadership at Work with Crossan, Seijts, & Furlong’s The Character Compass: Transforming Leadership for the 21st Century pp. 729-732

Andrew J. Dhaenens

Volume 204, issue 2, 2026

Financial Price of Sin Stocks Across Religions pp. 221-242

Ihlas Sovbetov

Turning the Wheels of Justice: How Judicial Reforms Deter Corporate Misconduct in China pp. 243-272

Ziqiao Wang, Wei Zhang, Feng He and Xin Huang

Social Credit and Trade Credit: A Coevolutionary Perspective pp. 273-308

Qing Sophie Wang, Lihan Chen, Shaojie Lai and Hamish D. Anderson

Can Common Institutional Ownership Govern CSR Decoupling? Evidence from China pp. 309-334

Qian Ding, Jinyu Chen and Wu Chen

Do ESG Rating Agencies Improve ESG Performance? pp. 335-365

Natalya Bikmetova and Christo A. Pirinsky

Prosocial CEOs and Corporate Tax Avoidance pp. 367-390

Liang Xu, Xinyan Yan, Haoyi Yang and Wenqiao Zhang

Does a Long-Term Orientation Make Firms Better Tax Payers? pp. 391-412

Vivien Lefebvre

Inside the Beltway: Senator Trading and Legislative Gains pp. 413-435

Yiwei Li, Grant Michelson, Vito Mollica and Qing Clara Zhou

Navigating the Corporate Ego: Understanding the Association Between ESG Performance and Organizational Narcissistic Rhetoric pp. 437-456

Karim Mahran and Ahmed Elamer

Ethical Tools and the Legalization of Ethical Responsibility in Organizations pp. 457-477

Wafa Ben Khaled and Mattia Anesa

Navigating Ethical Waters: Trade Credit Provisions for Related-Party Customers pp. 479-504

Chun Guo, Jingbo Luo and Jing Shi

Volume 204, issue 1, 2026

Routine Exploitation or Dramatic Portrayals? How Violence Against Nonhuman Animals Gains Institutional Recognition pp. 1-15

Marjo Siltaoja

Putting Standing to Work: Does Hypocrisy Undermine a Supervisor’s Moral Standing to Blame Employees? pp. 17-29

Kyle G. Fritz and Daniel J. Miller

The Status of Normative Ethical Decision-Making Models: The Development and Application of an Analytical Framework pp. 31-49

Jop Versteegt, Marius van Dijke and Muel Kaptein

Tangata Whenua, People Born of the Land: From Corporate Dispossession and Repossession to Severance and Reconnection pp. 51-68

Matthew Scobie, Andre Poyser and Georgia Hampton

The Dual Faces of Leadership: CEOs’ Dark and Light Traits in Shaping Business Ethical Climate and Sustainability pp. 69-89

Asghar Afshar Jahanshahi and Ozan Kalaycioglu

Transparency in Place of Fair Insurance Pricing pp. 91-104

Nicos A. Scordis

The Influence of Managerial Involvement in Corporate Social Responsibility on Real Earnings Management Decisions pp. 105-125

Kevin Hale and Steven E. Kaszak

Pure Altruism or Warm-Glow Altruism? Altruistic Motivation and Gender Differences in Socially Responsible Investment pp. 127-144

Shu Chen, Jiaqi Wang and Xiaolan Yang

Cultivating Humility in Business Education: A Listening-Focused Pedagogy for Future Leaders pp. 145-162

Michal Lehmann, Avraham N. Kluger, Irina Cojuharenco and Guy Itzchakov

Cosmopolitanism as an Aspirational Identity: When Normative Ideals Give Rise to Identity Struggles pp. 163-181

Patrizia Hoyer and Sierk Ybema

Justice in Leadership pp. 183-197

Angus Robson