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Maximizing Organizational Performance: The Power of Intellectual Capital, Business Ethics, and Technological Change: Evidence from South Asian Countries
Ahmed, R.R.; Pahi, M.H.; Nadeem, S.; Soomro, R.H.; Parmar, V.; Nasir, F.; Ahmed, F. How and When Ethics Lead to Organizational Performance: Evidence from South Asian Firms. Sustainability2023, 15, 8147.
Ahmed, R.R.; Pahi, M.H.; Nadeem, S.; Soomro, R.H.; Parmar, V.; Nasir, F.; Ahmed, F. How and When Ethics Lead to Organizational Performance: Evidence from South Asian Firms. Sustainability 2023, 15, 8147.
Ahmed, R.R.; Pahi, M.H.; Nadeem, S.; Soomro, R.H.; Parmar, V.; Nasir, F.; Ahmed, F. How and When Ethics Lead to Organizational Performance: Evidence from South Asian Firms. Sustainability2023, 15, 8147.
Ahmed, R.R.; Pahi, M.H.; Nadeem, S.; Soomro, R.H.; Parmar, V.; Nasir, F.; Ahmed, F. How and When Ethics Lead to Organizational Performance: Evidence from South Asian Firms. Sustainability 2023, 15, 8147.
Abstract
The objective of this research is to analyze the effect of determinants of Business ethics (HR management ethics, ethics in corporate governance, and ethics in sales & marketing) on the organizational performance of the high-tech industry. The study further examines the influence of multiple serial mediations of human, structural, structural, and relational capital on the connection between Business ethics and organizational performance. Additionally, this research examines how technological change moderates the relationship between Business ethics and organizational performance. Data was collected from the information technology sector in various cities of South Asian countries through structured questionnaires. PLS-SEM modeling was used via Smart-PLS 4.0 software for analysis. The hypothesized & modified measurement and structural model were validated using the HTMT matrix, Fornell-Larcker criterion, R-square values, f-square values, outer loading, construct reliability and validity, path coefficient analysis, Blindfolding, and predictive relevance. The research results suggest that ethics in corporate governance, HR management ethics, and ethics in sales & marketing have a notable positive effect on business ethics, leading to a substantial and affirmative impact on the organizational performance of the high-tech industry. The findings further suggested that dimensions of intellectual capital (human capital, structural capital & relational capital) significantly moderate between exogenous and endogenous constructs. Moreover, technological change significantly & positively moderates the relationship between Business ethics and organizational performance of the high-tech industry. In conclusion, this research provides insights into how these variables interact and what potential mechanisms act upon them. Organizations can make informed decisions about improving their performance and ethical standards by understanding these relationships. This research offers substantial theoretical and managerial implications to research scholars and industry practitioners.
Keywords
Business ethics; Organizational performance; Ethics in corporate governance; Ethics in sales & marketing; HR management ethics; Intellectual capital
Subject
Business, Economics and Management, Business and Management
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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