Unethical decision-making and behaviour in the life insurance sector of South Africa
The public is regularly shocked by revelations of new business scandals. Nearly every sector of society is tainted by incidents of unethical behaviour. In this regard, the South African financial services industry has attracted a lot of attention, as some of the biggest scandals in recent years have...
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ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-nmmu-vital-92822017-12-21T04:22:42ZUnethical decision-making and behaviour in the life insurance sector of South AfricaVan Greunen, ConradInsurance companies -- Corrupt pratices -- South AfricaBusiness ethics -- South AfricaThe public is regularly shocked by revelations of new business scandals. Nearly every sector of society is tainted by incidents of unethical behaviour. In this regard, the South African financial services industry has attracted a lot of attention, as some of the biggest scandals in recent years have occurred in this industry. With the world economy still experiencing the effects of the global recession, the last thing that institutions in the financial arena must do is engage in unethical behaviour. Immoral behaviour could damage a company's repution and lead to further financial losses. The purpose of this study was thus two-fold: firstly, to investigae the factors that influence unethical decision-making and behaviour in the local life insurance sector, and secondly to evaluate how business ethics are institutionalised at a sample of life insurance companies.Nelson Mandela Metropolitan UniversityFaculty of Business and Economic Sciences2010ThesisMastersMComxxi, 252 pagespdfvital:9282http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1364EnglishNelson Mandela Metropolitan University |
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The public is regularly shocked by revelations of new business scandals. Nearly every sector of society is tainted by incidents of unethical behaviour. In this regard, the South African financial services industry has attracted a lot of attention, as some of the biggest scandals in recent years have occurred in this industry. With the world economy still experiencing the effects of the global recession, the last thing that institutions in the financial arena must do is engage in unethical behaviour. Immoral behaviour could damage a company's repution and lead to further financial losses. The purpose of this study was thus two-fold: firstly, to investigae the factors that influence unethical decision-making and behaviour in the local life insurance sector, and secondly to evaluate how business ethics are institutionalised at a sample of life insurance companies. |
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Unethical decision-making and behaviour in the life insurance sector of South Africa |
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Unethical decision-making and behaviour in the life insurance sector of South Africa |
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