Journal of Business Ethics

1998 - 2026

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

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Volume 206, issue 1, 2026

The Moral Implications of Human Resource Management (HRM): A Review of the Relationship Between HRM Practices and Unethical Behavior at Work pp. 1-30

Wenqing Yu, Kaifeng Jiang, Shenjiang Mo and Yi Su

The Role of Mindfulness in Entrepreneurship: An Ethical Perspective Through the Phronesis Framework pp. 31-53

Amitabh Anand, Kanika Kohli, Oana Branzei, April J. Spivack and Daniel Rottig

What Does the Trust Game Measure? pp. 55-64

Jason R. D’Cruz

Toward Social Justification for Pecuniary and Other Externalities: Building on Kogelmann and Carroll’s Intervention pp. 65-74

Nicholas Meetze and Matthew Caulfield

Do Venture Capitalists Replace Women with Men to Lead Portfolio Companies? pp. 75-91

Jianwei Dong, Haixia Hao, Yuan-Teng Hsu, Guoping Shi and Han Wang

The Role of Corporate Sustainability Managers in Implementing Proactive Environmental Strategies pp. 93-115

Maja Charlotte Fleck-Baustian, Berina Jaganjac and John A. Hunnes

To Punish or to Forgive: Managerial Responses to Unethical Employee Behavior from an Organizational Ethical Culture Perspective pp. 117-132

Muel Kaptein

Understanding the Effectiveness of Ethics Programs in Preventing Unethical Behavior by Unravelling the Dimensions of Team Ethical Culture pp. 133-156

Guillem C. Cabana and Muel Kaptein

The Ethical Dilemma of Organization Norm and Ideology: Investigating Why and When Guanxi HRM Practice Predicts Unethical Pro-Leader Behavior pp. 157-179

Qi Zhang, Lu Chen, Yuanmei Elly Qu, Michael K. Muchiri and Song Zhang

The Unethical Consequences of Daily Presenteeism: Schadenfreude and Negative Gossip Toward Peers pp. 181-199

Neha Tripathi and Mariella Miraglia

Review of Work-Life Research in the Asia–Pacific: Implications for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion pp. 201-206

David Cheng

Can Purpose and Professional Advancement Coexist? Review of Make It Meaningful: How to Find Purpose in Life and Work by Debbie Haski-Leventhal pp. 207-212

Meena Chavan

Volume 205, issue 4, 2026

How Firms Adapt to Rising Temperatures: Evidence from U.S. Establishments pp. 673-701

Zuben Jin, Frank Weikai Li, Yupeng Lin and Zilong Zhang

Translating Business Ethics into Practice: How Business Ethics Consultants Drive Ethical Change in Digital Work Environments pp. 703-734

Tong Li and Marco Meyer

To Act or Not to Act: The Effects of Firm Size on Inaction, Eco-friendly, and Compensatory Actions pp. 735-759

Jennifer J. Griffin, Andrew Bryant and Vanessa G. Perry

Platform Anarchy: Exploring the Micro-sociality of Caring In-common Through Social Media Platforms pp. 761-777

Jack E. Davis

Organizational Responses to Institutional Complexity in the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Field pp. 779-809

Gift Garikai Dembetembe

How a Common Good–Oriented Company Goes Green: The Gift Economy as a Driver of Ecological Transition pp. 811-828

Sandrine Frémeaux and Hye-Lan Lee

The Ethics of FIRE pp. 829-844

Conrad Heilmann and Marta Szymanowska

Mirroring a “Mechanical Mind”: Robot Presence Promotes Utilitarian Motives in Distributive Justice Judgments pp. 845-862

Yunlu Yin, Zhengyu Shen, Bingjie Deng and Qian Xu

Multifunctional Tetralemma. Framework for the Strategic Management of Moral Trade-offs pp. 863-878

Steffen Roth and Vladislav Valentinov

Consideration of Future Consequences, Moral Foundations, and Corporate Volunteering Intentions: A Study on Polish Employees with Volunteering Experience pp. 879-893

Iwona Nowakowska, Michał Szulawski, Izabela Pawłowska and Maura Pozzi

Death, Retirement, or Redeployment for Unproductive Farm Animals? Dispositional Tensions in Organizational Routines pp. 895-916

François Charrier, Juliette Cognie, Geneviève Aubin-Houzelstein, Marc Barbier, Morgane Costes-Thiré, Vanina Deneux – Le Barh, Valérie Fillon, Victoria Fluckiger-Serra, Félix Jourdan, Aurore Kubica, Léa Lansade, Sébastien Mouret, Charline Nivelle, Alice Raspail, Suzanne Tapie and Jocelyne Porcher

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