摘要：Do economic and financial crises lead to more unethical behavior? This is a question
that the authors try to answer among samples of managers and business students in Russia.
A number of studies conducted in the United /states and Europe have concluded that in
some cases there has been no change in ethical behavior, but in others behavior has
worsened. In practically all cases, however, more attention was paid to ethical issues as a
result of the crises.
Russia has been ranked very low in measures of business ethical behavior. While
there is much room for improvement, there was not much hope that this would occur during
an economic crisis. However, the purpose of this study was to determine what aspects of the
ethical climate determine whether behavior will worsen, remain the same or improve during
a period of economic crisis. Some of the major findings were that ethical behavior during
crises were determined by self interest, disregard for others, a lack of religious conviction
and reward or punishment.
关键词：Bribery, corruption, economic crises, success and ethical behavior, personal
ethics
