HCBE Faculty Articles
Title
Building a Strong Corporate Ethical Identity: Key Findings from Suppliers
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Spring 2012
Publication Title
California Management Review
ISSN or ISBN
2162-8564
Volume
54
Issue/Number
3
First Page
61
Last Page
76
Abstract/Excerpt
The building of Corporate Ethical Identity, a process referred to as "ethicalization," is an important strategic imperative and represents an integral part of a firm’s attempts to build a strong corporate identity across its various stakeholders. This article focuses on ethicalization at SAB Ltd (South Africa’s leading producer and distributor of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and one of the nation’s largest manufacturing firms) and the impact of its efforts on supplier perceptions. Leaders and managers must consider six factors that drive the formation of ethical identity across an organization’s stakeholders: trusted relationships; organizational citizenship; development and enforcement of ethical policy; procurement contracting; provision of information; and procurement administration.
DOI
10.1525/cmr.2012.54.3.61
NSUWorks Citation
Kleyn, Nicola; Abratt, Russell; Chipp, Kerry; and Goldman, Michael, "Building a Strong Corporate Ethical Identity: Key Findings from Suppliers" (2012). HCBE Faculty Articles. 922.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hcbe_facarticles/922
