International Journal of Ethics and Systems: Volume 36 Issue 2

Building harmony in diverse society: insights from practical wisdom

Miftachul Huda, Nasrul Hisyam Nor Muhamad, Puji Isyanto, Razaleigh Muhamat, Nurazmallail Marni, Mohamed Ahmad Kilani, Jimaain Safar

Increasing diversity leads to local, national and transnational challenges requiring a novel and explicit problem-solving approach. Practical wisdom, which emerges from an…

It’s not inter-religiosity but intra-religiosity that really matters in attitude towards business ethics: Evidence from India

Puneeta Goel, Rupali Misra

Given the strong religious background of India, it is quite surprising that the country is ranked as the most corrupt nation in the Asia Pacific region in 2017. This prompts the…

Antecedents of green purchase behavior of cosmetics products: An empirical investigation among Malaysian consumers

Azila Jaini, Farzana Quoquab, Jihad Mohammad, Nazimah Hussin

There is a growing need to conduct more studies to understand the green purchase behavior of cosmetics products because of its increasing trend in the emerging markets…

Morality within the limits of practical reason: a critique of Kant’s concept of moral virtue

Edward Uzoma Ezedike

The purpose of this paper is to critically evaluate Kant’s idea of grounding morality within the limits of practical reason. Kant argues that morality must be devoid of emotions…

Power distance culture and whistleblowing intentions: the moderating effect of gender

Albert Puni, Sam Kris Hilton

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of power distance culture (PDC) on whistleblowing intentions (WI) by examining the moderating effect of gender on the causal…

Altruism as a pathway to unethical action

Michael Babula, Max Tookey, Glenn Muschert, Mark Neal

The purpose of this paper is to answer the question, “Can particular types of altruism influence people to make unethical decisions?” The purpose of seeking to answer this…

Corporate governance and value relevance of accounting information: Evidence from Kuwait

Hesham I. Almujamed, Mishari M. Alfraih

This paper aims to explore how the characteristics of the board of directors (BoD) shape earnings and book value information available to market participants.

Financing needs of micro-enterprises along their evolution

Ruslan Prijadi, Permata Wulandari, Putri Mega Desiana, Fajar Ayu Pinagara, Maya Novita

The purpose of this paper aims to investigate micro enterprises financing in Indonesia and examines how this financing differs, depending on the enterprise’s development stage…

Zakah compliance behavior among entrepreneurs: economic factors approach

Saeed Awadh Bin-Nashwan, Hijattulah Abdul-Jabbar, Saliza Abdul Aziz, Alhassan Haladu

As one of the constituted main pillars of Islam, Zakah compliance (ZC) is mandated upon Muslims from all studies of life. Taking the disappointingly low compliance level in…