Ethical Conduct and the Profitability of Business Organizations. A Study of a Bottling Company

Bachelor Thesis , 2022 , 48 Pages , Grade: 3.67

Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance

Business organizations assume ethical business practices only add costs to the organization. However, business ethics actually add value for customers and result in increased profitability and performance for business organizations. One of the objectives is to determine the effects of ethics on an organization's profitability.

Data was collected through primary and secondary sources; the primary sources of data are mainly through personal interviews and distribution of questionnaires while the secondary source includes textbooks, Internet articles, journals etc.

The methods of statistical analysis include the use of tables, percentage and chi-square for data analysis. The four hypotheses tested and calculated value of x2 (chi -square) was greater than the critical value of x2 at 5% level of significance, therefore reject the null hypothesis and accept the alternative. It found out that there are benefits of good corporate ethical conduct. It was concluded that organizational ethics initiates have been supportive of many positive and diverse organizational objectives. It also recommended that there should be an effective ethical conduct on the profitability of business organization.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABSTRACT

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

List of Tables

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Background of the Study
1.3 Statement of the Problem
1.4 Research Questions
1.5 Objectives of the Study
1.6 Significance of the Study
1.7 Scope of the Study
1.8 Operational Definitions of Terms

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Literature Review on the Dependent Variable
2.3 Literature Review on the Independent Variable
2.4 Hypothesis development
2.5 Underpinning theory
2.6 Theoretical framework
2.7 Summary of Chapter

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Area of Study
3.3 Population of the Study
3.4 Sample Size Determination
3.5 Instrument of Data Collection
3.6 Validity of the Instrument
3.7 Reliability of the Instrument
3.8 Method of Data Collection
3.9 Method of Data Analysis
REFERENCES

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
4.1 Data Presentation
4.2 Testing of Hypotheses
4.3 Summary of Finding (results)

CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Summary of Finding
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendations
5.4 Suggestion for Further Studies

BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDIX I

QUESTIONNAIRE

• Grade: 3.67
• Author: Nonso Okonkwo (Author)
• Publication Year: 2022
• Pages: 48
• Catalog Number: V1320279
• ISBN (PDF): 9783346853554
• ISBN (Book): 9783346853561
• Language: English
• Tags: ethical, conduct, profitability, business, organizations, study, bottling, company