Ownership Patterns and Ethical Practices of Small Enterprises in Kolkata

Sraboni Dutta and Sharmistha Banerjee
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Sraboni Dutta: Sraboni Dutta is a Lecturer at the Kolkata Centre of Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra.
Sharmistha Banerjee: Sharmistha Banerjee is Reader in the Department of Business Management, University of Calcutta, Alipore Campus, Kolkata.

Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, 2009, vol. 18, issue 2, 191-207

Abstract: The modern business environment is characterised by increased scrutiny of ethical practices. Given the ubiquitous role of small businesses and their expanding realm in the globalised era, it is becoming imperative that these enterprises reckon with the ethical dimension of business on a much more stringent basis. The issues of business ethics, which were primarily addressing problems of large corporations, are gradually encompassing the small enterprises. The objective of this research was to scrutinise the extent to which SMEs conform to ethical norms. With the use of empirical data, we tested whether proprietorship/partnership firms in the Kolkata district of West Bengal are more inclined to indulge in unethical practices in comparison with limited companies. There is clear support for the hypothesis that proprietorship and partnership firms tend to be more ethically infractious than the limited companies.

Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1177/097135570901800203

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