Journal of International Business Ethics (JIBE)

CIBE, the Center for International Business Ethics, a research and training organization, aims to promote business ethics and corporate responsibility awareness in business, student, academic, and public circles. CIBE is a part of the University of International Business and Economics and was founded by professors of The Beijing Center for China Studies in 2004.

CIBE engages in a number of projects towards this aim by engaging in research, outreach, and student development.

Mission Statement:

The Journal for International Business Ethics opens up a platform to bridge the gap between theory and practice in Corporate Social Responsibility and business ethics theory and practice. JIBE opens a platform for scholars, business practitioners, and government officials to share research, perspectives, and action proposals. JIBE concentrates on the topic of international business ethics with a special focus on the Asian context.

The Center for International Business Ethics (located at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, China,) funds and produces JIBE in cooperation with Seton Hall University (South Orange, New Jersey, USA,) and the American Scholar's Press (Atlanta, Georgia, USA.)

Journal of International Business Ethics ISSN 1940-1485

Current Issue Articles Vol.9 No.1-2 , 2016

Author

Donald Gary Schmidt School of Business, Trinity Western University, Canada

Abstract

This paper presents a novel strategy for organizations desiring to function ethically in multiple cultures. In addition to recommending enhanced geocentric hiring, the concept of attribution was introduced to a process of developing culturally resilient core cultural values for an organization. The hope is to develop an organizational identity that transcends all of the national cultures in which the organization must engage and develop an ethical organizational cultural that can meet the moral expectations of Eastern and Western cultures. This is exploratory and intended to introduce the approach for the consideration of practitioners and fellow researchers.

Keywords

Attribution, geocentric, bicultural, organizational culture, core values, business ethics.

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Authors

Kesen Zhang Graduate of School of Economics and Management, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, he is mainly engaged in research on technical and economic management.
Meiyan Wang Graduate School of Economics and Management, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, mainly engaged in technical and economic management, technology innovation and technology management.
Anguo Liu is the professor at the School of Economics and Management, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, and mainly researches in the area of urban and regional economics, economic growth and research resources, and environmental economics.
Kaizhong Yang is the professor at the School of Government Management, Peking University, Beijing, mainly engaged in the research of urban and regional economic studies.

Abstract

Two types of “government failure” emerge in the absence of interregional coordination in environmental, industrial, and spatial regulation: one is related to opportunistic behavior on the side of businesses in complying with regulatory requirements on energy saving and emission abatement, appearing in the form of “pollution haven” effect; the other is related to the convergence of industries targeted by local government in regulating businesses’ behavior in energy saving and emission abatement through different incentives (and/or negative incentives), which induces excessive cross-region competition among businesses to the detriment of interregional division of labor based on specialization. Using data from manufacturing industries in five provinces in North China, we carry out an investigation of the difference in the efficiency with which businesses conduct energy saving and emission abatement. In conjunction with a study of the spatial distribution of manufacturing industries and characteristics of industrial specialization and division of labor in five provinces in North China, certain policy measures are derived for improving interregional coordination in environmental, industrial, and spatial regulation, aiming at energy saving, emission abatement, and optimization of regional division of labor.

Keywords

Energy saving, emission abatement, regional division of labor, governmental regulation, harmonized development.

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Author

Baocheng Liu is the founder and Director of the Center for International Business Ethics (CIBE) at the University of International Business and Economics, Deputy Director of the China Open Economy Institute, founder of the Sino-America International Management Institute, and Director of the Sino-French Excellence Institute. Furthermore, Dr. Liu established China’s first Masters Program on Sustainable Development at China Agriculture University in partnership with the University Paris Dauphine (MSD). He served as an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University, Montclair State University, and the University of Maryland. Dr. Liu’s area of research and teaching covers a variety of disciplines, including marketing, business ethics, cross-cultural communication, and business law. Dr. Liu also serves on the council for China’s Society of Economic Transitions and Research Center of Multinational Corporations. He is also a member of the Advisory Council to the Beijing Foreign Investment Administration and to Shizuishan City of Ningxia Autonomous Region.

Abstract

As the largest exporter and sovereign creditor, China is also ranked by UNCTAD as the second largest recipient of FDI and third largest global investor in 2015. China’s rise on the global horizon is attributed to the nation’s resolve to play by international rules and marked by its accession to the WTO 15 years ago. Nonetheless, without shock therapy, Chinese leaders with one fifth of the world's population have been able to maintain a stable process of ideological and economic transition from a stereotyped Marxist and command economy into a market-driven paradigm with accelerated participation in the global community; this presents a showcase as to how unique governance can be installed to unleash its immense potential for responsibility and prosperity and harnessing different and, more often, opposing forces both at home and abroad. Under one-party rule, China did not take the popular menu of democracy, but with rising per capita income and expanded world vision propelled by the dual-track of reform and the open-door policy, it is hoped that democracy will come in a natural and unique way. China has benefited playing by international rules and norms. Now, with its economic might and enriched knowledge of the world, China is ready to assume a larger role in the changing landscape of global governance. As president Xi Jinping remarked over the Politburo’s 19th meeting, in front of international rules, we shall not be content being an on-looker, a follower, but rather be a participant, and a leader.

Keywords

Chinese modus operandi, reform, ODI

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Author

Baocheng Liu is the founder and Director of the Center for International Business Ethics (CIBE) at the University of International Business and Economics, Deputy Director of the China Open Economy Institute, founder of the Sino-America International Management Institute, and Director of the Sino-French Excellence Institute. Furthermore, Dr. Liu established China’s first Masters Program on Sustainable Development at China Agriculture University in partnership with the University Paris Dauphine (MSD). He served as an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University, Montclair State University, and the University of Maryland. Dr. Liu’s area of research and teaching covers a variety of disciplines, including marketing, business ethics, cross-cultural communication, and business law. Dr. Liu also serves on the council for China’s Society of Economic Transitions and Research Center of Multinational Corporations. He is also a member of the Advisory Council to the Beijing Foreign Investment Administration and to Shizuishan City of Ningxia Autonomous Region.
Mengsha Zhang University of International Business & Economics, Beijing, China

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