Business Ethics and Corporate Growth

Abstract

This study was carried out to ascertain the impact of business ethical code of conduct on corporate growth in the wake of several corporate fraud, misstatement and misrepresentation.

This study employed the survey research design. Business ethics and corporate growth questionnaire (BECGQ) was developed and 100 of the BECGQ were administered, out of which 80 were completely filled and returned. The Pearson product moment correlation was used to test the analysed data at 50% significance level.

The study revealed that adoption of business ethical code of conduct and employee adherence to rules and regulations enhance corporate growth. The study also revealed that there is no significant relationship between corporate growth and corporate adherence to rules and regulations. The study therefore recommended that business ethics should be align with the corporate structure, goals and culture in order to enhance corporate growth.

Key words: Business ethics, Corporate growth, rules and regulations