Shaping the attitudes of Russian managers in ethical issues – personal attributes and environmental pressure

International Journal of Emerging Markets. 2023. Vol. 18. No. 11. P. 4734–4753.

Oberhauser M., Holtbrügge D., Gurkov I. B.

Purpose - The purpose of this study is to investigate how the attitudes of Russian managers are affected Ьу
personal attributes, environmental conditions and also cognitive processes.
Design/methodology/approach - Based on social cognitive theory, the authors developed hypotheses and
tested them against data collected from 173 Russian managers via an online survey. А linear regression
analysis revealed several determinants of ethical attitudes within the Russian context.
Findings - The findings suggest that personal values (i.e. political orientation), environmental conditions (i.e.
hierarchical level, ownership - state-owned versus private - of the current employer, industry in which а
manager works) as well as cognitive processes (i.e. the presence (absence) of multilingualism at the workplace)
strongly affect ethical attitudes of Russian managers in several issues related to both job ethics (relations inside
the organization) and business ethics (relations outside the organization).
Practical implications - Revealing а positive effect of multilingualism as cognitive process on managers'
ethical attitudes, this study calls for incorporating а second lingua franca, for example, English, within the
working context.
Originality/value - The study provides an in-depth investigation of the determinants of ethical attitudes in
Russia. Conducting а single-country study, the authors are аЫе to reveal locally meaningful determinants that
may otherwise Ье overlooked

Keywords: Россия, Russia, этические принципы, unethical behavior, ethical attitudes, неэтичное поведение

Publication based on the results of: ­­­Forms and Methods of Development of Manufacturing Facilities by Multinational Corporations in Russia (2020)