A Qualitative Study on the Factors Contributing to Organizational Ethical Behaviour of Medical Representatives

Authors

  • C. Suriyaprakash and Chinnu Stephan

Abstract

The study was done to find out what factors led to medical representatives behaving in an ethical way at work. This is a qualitative study that used in-depth interviews and a semi-structured questionnaire to get information from the sales managers of the pharmaceutical companies in the state of Kerala about their jobs and their lives. Thematic analysis was used to look at the data.

Leaders' ethics, doctors' ethics, employees' ethics, and employees' ethics are all factors that affect how people act at work. 3) Ethical culture in the workplace 4) Ethical practises in the workplace 5) Your own morals.

This study gives ideas to future researchers who want to look into the topic of ethical behaviour in the workplace. It also helps professionals understand ethical behaviour in the context of their work and how to deal with ethical issues in an effective way.

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Published

2022-02-24

How to Cite

C. Suriyaprakash and Chinnu Stephan. (2022). A Qualitative Study on the Factors Contributing to Organizational Ethical Behaviour of Medical Representatives. International Journal of Economic Perspectives, 16(2), 83–98. Retrieved from http://ijeponline.org/index.php/journal/article/view/118

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (2022)

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Peer Review Articles
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