Abstract
Dié studie ondersoek die etiese tendense wat sedert 2007 tot 2016 onder Suid-Afrikaanse bestuurslui heers. Dieselfde reeks van 12 twyfelagtige individuele besigheidscenario's is deur die jare aan vergelykbare groepe bestuurders voorgehou om hul houdings teenoor die voorgestelde gedragscenario's te bepaal. Deur die jare is die houdings van 1 929 bestuurders so gedokumenteer. Die tendense toon dat die bestuurders nou meer krities is teenoor die scenario's in tien van die gevalle. Dit beteken dat sekere besigheidsgedrag wat vroeër as aanvaarbaar geag is, nou bevraagteken of as nie meer as aanvaarbaar geag word nie. Dit is 'n positiewe skuif in die regte rigting van etiese besigheidspraktyke. Dit toon ook aan dat bestuurders in 2016 meer bewus is van etiese gedrag en wat dan as eties korrekte besigheidsgedrag beskou word as hul voorgangers in 2007. Interessant is dat daar 'n hele paar gedragscenario's is wat vanaf 2007 tot en met ongeveer 2011/12 eers verswak het, voordat dit daarna skerp verbeter het. Die bepaling van die etiese houdings is belangrik aangesien houding n sterk drywer van gedrag is; gevolglik behoort verbeterde etiese houdings na verbeterde etiese gedrag deur bestuurders te lei.
Highlights
A longitudinal view of the attitudes on business ethics of South African managers: Trends from 2007 to 2016 This study aimed to identify trends in ethical attitudes of managers in South Africa from 2007 up to 2016
The results show that the practice of buying incorrectly priced goods was, and still is, deemed acceptable
It is encouraging to see that since 2014 the attitudes pertaining to this scenario improved, where this behaviour is once again marginally acceptable
Summary
Christo Bisschoff het sy loopbaan as landbou-ekonoom begin waarna hy as dosent in Ondernemingsbestuur by die Universiteit van Pretoria aansluit. Christo Bisschoff started his career as an agricultural economist whereafter he joined the University of Pretoria as a lecturer in Business Management. He studied part-time at the University of South Africa and obtained the degrees MCom (1990) and DCom (1992), specialising in Marketing and Agricultural Business Management. He collaborates with his international network and focuses on comparative research He has published a wide array of accredited articles and has addressed audiences at international conferences, has acted as reviewer for a number of accredited journals and has served on the technical panel of the Marketing Association of South Africa. Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe, Jaargang 58 No 3: September 2018 doi.10.17159/2224-7912/2018/v58n3a6
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