Ethics in Business and Education
Ethics in Business and Education is a research topic within Information Systems and Management. Science Explorer counts 25k research works in it since 1950. 28.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the complex landscape of ethical decision making in organizations, delving into topics such as moral identity, business ethics, whistleblowing, organizational culture, and the influence of cultural values. It investigates the role of social cognitive theory, corporate ethics, and the impact of professional education on ethical behavior.
- Ethical Decision Making
- Moral Identity
- Business Ethics
- Whistleblowing
- Organizational Culture
- Ethical Behavior
- Social Cognitive Theory
- Corporate Ethics
- Professional Education
- Cultural Values
- Research works
- 25k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 28.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +16% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Ethics in Business and Education research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1k and 346 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1k works
- 2 China 346 works
- 3 Indonesia 300 works
- 4 United Kingdom 247 works
- 5 India 237 works
- 6 Türkiye 233 works
- 7 Germany 171 works
- 8 Canada 154 works
- 9 Australia 125 works
- 10 Iran 106 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
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Which institutions lead Ethics in Business and Education research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Virginia publishes the most Ethics in Business and Education research, followed by Universiti Teknologi MARA and Copenhagen Business School.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of VirginiaUnited States 20 works
- 2 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 18 works
- 3 Copenhagen Business SchoolDenmark 15 works
- 4 Purdue University West LafayetteUnited States 15 works
- 5 Erasmus University RotterdamNetherlands 15 works
- 6 Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamNetherlands 13 works
- 7 Virginia TechUnited States 11 works
- 8 University of South AfricaSouth Africa 11 works
- 9 University of CalgaryCanada 10 works
- 10 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa 10 works
Who are the leading researchers in Ethics in Business and Education?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Ethics in Business and Education include Shelby D. Hunt and Adrian Furnham.
- 1 Shelby D. Hunt United States 5.5k citations
- 2 Adrian Furnham United Kingdom 3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Ethics in Business and Education research done?
The largest centres of Ethics in Business and Education research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), Istanbul (Türkiye) and New York (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Charlottesville.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- CharlottesvilleUS · 20.0 works6.6×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Ethics in Business and Education than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Ethics in Business and Education?
Among universities, judged by research, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Copenhagen Business School and University of Virginia score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erasmus University RotterdamNetherlands | 79.8 | 38.9% | 11.1× | 15 | +56.6% |
| 2 | Copenhagen Business SchoolDenmark | 73.5 | 33.1% | 19.7× | 15 | +63.3% |
| 3 | University of VirginiaUnited States | 68.5 | 31.6% | 7.5× | 20 | +80.4% |
| 4 | Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamNetherlands | 61.8 | 35.0% | 7.1× | 13 | +19.1% |
| 5 | University of CalgaryCanada | 61.2 | 48.6% | 3.5× | 10 | +80.5% |
| 6 | Tilburg UniversityNetherlands | 51.5 | 27.5% | 12.7× | 10 | -31.6% |
| 7 | University of South AfricaSouth Africa | 50.5 | 26.7% | 5.4× | 11 | +107.8% |
| 8 | University of TorontoCanada | 48.6 | 39.7% | 1.4× | 10 | +95.1% |
| 9 | Virginia TechUnited States | 46.9 | 34.1% | 4.3× | 11 | +57.9% |
| 10 | Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia | 40.3 | 7.8% | 4.9× | 18 | +60.2% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Ethics in Business and Education research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Ethics in Business and Education.
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Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.