Ethical-Moral Values (Arab/Islamic context)
Cross-culturalReliability: alpha 0.864 sample items
About this scale
A multi-item measure of ethical-moral values in Arab/Islamic contexts, capturing honesty, kindness, justice, modesty, and respect for elders.
Sample item(s)
“Honesty is the most important moral value”
“Showing kindness to family members is essential”
“Justice should be applied equally regardless of social position”
“Respect for elders should always be maintained”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.86. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Useful for Arab/Islamic-context business ethics research.
Source & citation
Beekun, R. I., & Westerman, J. W. (2012): Spirituality and national culture as antecedents to ethical decision-making: A comparison between the United States and Norway. Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 110, No. 1, pp. 33–44.
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