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6 - Ethical Business Culture in Turkey

Implications for Leadership in a Global Economy

from Part I - Ethical Business Cultures: Country Perspectives

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2017

By
Ahmet Coskun  and
Mesut Akdere
Edited by
Douglas Jondle  and
Alexandre Ardichvili
Douglas Jondle
Affiliation:
Bains Jondle & Associates LLC
Alexandre Ardichvili
Affiliation:
University of Minnesota
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In a rapidly changing global market, it has become increasingly important and vital for the survival of the organization to be competitive and adaptive. In order to achieve this, organizational leadership needs a better understanding of the business cultures in which their companies are operating. One of the challenges is the lack of literature on ethical business cultures in emerging markets. This is also the case for Turkey, a fast growing emerging market. In this chapter, we use Donaldson and Dunfee’s Integrative Social Contracts Theory (ISCT) to explore the ethical business culture of Turkey as an emerging market. Hofstede’s cultural dimensions are used to analyze the role of Turkish national culture in shaping business behavior. The role of religion and of the political and administrative institutional structures is also discussed in detail. The development of ethical business cultures in Turkish business organizations is also discussed, with special emphasis on challenges presented by globalization and rapid economic development. Implications for leadership are also discussed.

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Ethical Business Cultures in Emerging Markets , pp. 110 - 131
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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