Social involvement of employers in small and medium sized business, 1990

Abstract

Ethics of practical management in seven types of small- and medium sized business: manufacturing industry, building industry, wholesale business, retail trade, hotel and catering industry, transport undertakings and commercial services. Type of business in which respondent is working / number of employees / r.'s opinion about which group in society should bear the main responsibility for employment policy and environmental policy / giving priority to women, members of ethnic groups and handicapped at engaging staff members / concrete ecological measures / reasons of not taking practical measures to preserve the environment / liability in environmental offenses / r.'s opinion about tax evasion, corruption, defalcation, deception of consumers, illegal copying of software / number of incapacitated employees / attitude towards reporting malpractices by employees / giving donations to charitable institutions / development of turnover and profit. Background variables: basic characteristics/ social class/ politic