Literature Review: Annotated Bibliography Assignment 2
Pivec, N., & Potočan, V. (2021). Strength of culture and transfer of knowledge in organizations.
Management : Journal of Contemporary Management Issues, 26(1), 21–35.
https://doi.org/10.30924/mjcmi.26.1.3
This article attempts to answer the impacts of organizational culture on knowledge
sharing within a company along with the strengths of culture. The research that was conducted in
this article was done by surveying 138 participants from organizations and had findings that
older employees lean more toward knowledge transfer. In addition, the article found that there is
a strong correlation between the strength of an organizational culture and the knowledge transfer
done within a company. This article compares the other sources in my paper by showing the
effects of organizational culture, it provides statistics much like the others on how it can be a
benefit to the company. This source will be useful to attribute to my writing by being able to
provide the necessary data and points to show how culture shapes knowledge transfer and its
effects. This source will be useful in my literature review due to showing how organizational
culture can affect the transfer of knowledge as this article will be used to discuss some of the
strengths of culture. This article is important due to the data provided through the study on the
effects of organizational culture and is planned to be used to show the positive of organizational
culture shaping the organization.
Korma, M., Kolloju, N., Kummitha, H. R., & Kareem, M. A. (2022). Impact of organizational
culture on organisational performance: A study on the employees in educational institutions.
Business Systems Research, 13(1), 138–155. https://doi.org/10.2478/bsrj-2022-0009
This article aims to evaluate the impact of organizational culture on employee
performance in the educational sector and seeks to find out which types of organizational culture
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will contribute to increased performance. The research that was conducted was from 350
participants working in various educational institutes and utilized the structural equation to test
the hypothesis. The findings that were uncovered from the study were that organizational culture
in areas such as strategic direction, and team orientation leads to influence overall increase in
performance in the study area. What this means for this topic of shaping cultures and ethics of
the organization is that organizational culture can increase performance by providing an impact
on how employees operate. This article relates to other articles to be used by showing how
organizational culture can have an impact on a company by increasing performance. This article
will be useful by providing examples of how culture can have an impact on a company overall as
this can be applied to sectors outside of the educational sector. This article is important for my
literature review as it will provide applicable information on how culture has an impact on
organizations. I will be using this as evidence and as an example in the section of the paper
discussing the impact of culture on performance and will help shape my arguments to prove that
culture does have an impact.
Imran, M., & Ismail, F. (2022). The dimensions of organizational culture influence on
organizational performance in Pakistan’s public banking sector. Conference Proceedings.
https://doi.org/10.46254/an11.20210611
The research question that this study is attempting to answer is the relationship between
organizational culture and organizational performance in public sector banks. The research that
was conducted was data collected from 320 bank employees where the findings were that
organizational culture such as adaptability can provide a positive impact on the performance in
the banking sector. Specifically, adaptability culture is identified as a driver of improved
organizational performance. What this means for the topic of shaping cultures and ethics of the
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organization is that the type of organizational culture such as adaptability culture can provide a
positive effort on the performance of the company. When comparing this source to other sources
it provides a more targeted sector-specific analysis. It dives into how the specific dimensions of
organizational culture can influence performance metrics within the banking industry. This
source will be useful for the writing by providing data and how adaptability culture can benefit a
company along with providing a broader description of what adaptability culture is. This source
is useful in the literature review by providing an insight of what adaptability culture can do for a
company and is important for the paper by providing an insight to what adaptability culture can
do and how it can shape an organization. The plan is to use this article to discuss and show what
adaptability culture is and what benefits it can provide.
Fan, H., Li, C., Chen, X., & Yu, M. (2023). Clan culture and patterns of industrial specialization
in China. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 207, 457–478.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2023.01.026
This article attempts to answer how the clan culture affects the pattern of industrial
specialization in China. The study that was conducted was done by doing firm-level analysis and
showed that clan culture promotes the development of the private sector, confines the
development of formal finance through the government, and can save lives in natural disasters.
What it means for the topic of clan culture is that it can be beneficial for private companies that
are not publicly traded as they can make decisions internally instead of having to go to a board.
This source compares with the other sources in my paper by stating that clan culture is beneficial
to the culture and organization and can shape the company. It is like an article on bureaucratic
culture by stating what the culture is and the positives and negatives. This source will be useful
in my literature review by providing examples and the benefits that clan culture can provide
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within an organization. This article will help shape my argument that clan culture can help shape
the ethics and culture of an organization.
Ding, F., Lu, J., & Riccucci, N. M. (2021). How bureaucratic representation Affects public
Organizational performance: A Meta‐Analysis. Public Administration Review, 81(6),
1003–1018. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13361
This article conducts a study on the impact of representative bureaucracy on public
organizational performance. The research that was conducted was through 80 quantitative studies
and the findings were that there was an increase in performance for public organizations. It was
also more effective in enhancing performance at the frontline levels of the company. What these
findings mean for the topic is that bureaucratic culture is beneficial when a company is in a
stable environment and can have a positive influence. This compares to the other articles when
discussing different types of organizational culture is that bureaucratic culture is beneficial when
a company has been around a while and focuses on being efficient. This article is important as it
goes in depth on the benefits that bureaucratic culture can provide along with some of the
negatives as I will be using it when discussing the different types of culture. It will help shape
my argument by giving me the ability to show the reader how having a bureaucratic culture can
be beneficial for a company.
Lui, J. N. M., Andres, E., & Johnston, J. M. (2024). How do organizational culture and
leadership style affect nurse presenteeism and productivity?: A cross sectional study of
Hong Kong acute public hospitals. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 152, 104675.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2023.104675
The research question that this study is attempting to answer is how organizational
culture and leadership style affect employee productivity. The research that was conducted was
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to evaluate the impact of unit-level organizational culture on individual-level nurses and their
productivity in three major public hospitals where surveys were conducted. The findings of the
study were that rational organizational culture significantly increased the workers' productivity
levels. What this means for the topic of shaping cultures and ethics is that with proper
organizational culture, it can benefit the business to get more out of the employees workwise.
This source when compared to the other articles is similar when showing that an organization's
culture can affect how an employee performs. This article will be useful in the paper to show
further proof that organizational cultures can shape a company and the employees within. This
study is important due to the findings that it can increase a worker’s efficiency and will be used
in the introduction of shaping culture and ethics into the organization as it provides definitions
and structures of what organizational culture can be. This article will be used to help shape my
argument on how organizational culture and ethics can affect a company.
Spicer, A. (2021). Organizational culture and COVID‐19. Journal of Management Studies, 57(8),
1737–1740. https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12625
This article is to answer the question of what organizational culture and ethics are and
provide a little description of how it was affected due to COVID-19. This article summarizes that
COVID-19 triggered a transformation in organizational culture and replaced familiar symbols
and practices with new ones. It shifted companies from focusing on exploration and innovations
to prioritizing safety and resilience. Managers during this time faced challenges when trying to
foster a culture in a remote work environment. The study that this article conducted was how
societal transitions impacted organizational culture. The findings from this article suggest that a
more productive approach to culture change should involve reflection and experimentation. For
organizational culture to be successful when changed it requires a thoughtful approach that
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prioritizes psychological safety, and resonant framing. What this means is that organizational
cultures need to be carefully considered when changing how a company will function. This
article will be useful when writing the paper due to the evidence of what can happen to
organizational culture when it is changed. I plan on using this article when providing an
overview of organizational culture and ethics and what can affect it.
Espasandín-Bustelo, F., Ganaza-Vargas, J. D., & Díaz-Carrión, R. (2021). Employee happiness
and corporate social responsibility: the role of organizational culture. Employee
Relations, 43(3), 609–629. https://doi.org/10.1108/er-07-2020-0343
This article will seek to answer what organizational culture and ethics are. The research
conducted will explore how organizational culture can influence internal corporate social
responsibility and the effect it has on employees' happiness. The uncovered findings were that
clan and adhocracy cultures can significantly promote internal corporate social responsibility
within the organization. It also found that organizational culture and ethics can contribute to
employees’ happiness. Managers can utilize organizational culture to embody characteristics of
clan and adhocracy cultures to include flexibility, innovation, and creativity. What this means for
this topic is that organizational culture can help managers get employees to embody what the
company is trying to do. This compares to other sources in this document that organizational
culture and ethics can help employees do the right things and allow them to be more flexible
with changes. This will be useful to help support the idea of what organizational culture and
ethics are in the paper. The reason why it is useful is due to showing what kind of an impact
organizational culture and ethics have on a company.
Widarko, A., & Anwarodin, M. K. (2022). Work motivation and organizational culture on work
performance: Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) as a mediating variable.
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Golden Ratio of Human Resources Management, 2(2), 123–138.
https://doi.org/10.52970/grhrm.v2i2.207
This article attempts to answer the effect of organizational culture and ethics on civil
servant performance. The research that was conducted was a survey of 236 people to obtain
feedback on how organizational culture and ethics affected their performance. The findings from
this study were that organizational culture and ethics can directly impact organizational
citizenship behavior, reflecting a sense of responsibility. The benefit that management can take
from this study is by leveraging organizational culture and work motivation to enhance
performance. What this means for this topic on shaping the culture and ethics of the organization
is that it can affect an employee’s performance. This source compares with the other articles used
for this section of the paper in that it can affect an employee’s performance and psychological
well-being. This source will be useful when discussing the overview of organizational culture
and ethics. This article is important to use in my writing as I plan to use it when discussing the
overview of organizational culture and how it can affect a company.
Haque, A. U., & Yamoah, F. A. (2021). The role of Ethical Leadership in Managing
Occupational Stress to Promote Innovative work Behaviour: A Cross-Cultural
Management Perspective. Sustainability, 13(17), 9608.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su13179608
The article listed above is attempting to answer how ethics plays a role in companies
promoting innovative work behavior within the company. This article investigates the impact of
ethical leadership on managing occupational stress and fostering innovative work behavior in
small and medium-sized companies in countries such as Canada and Pakistan. This article uses
the trait activation theory and conducts interviews with 38 supervisors and 97 employees. The
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findings from the study show that utilizing ethical leadership can reduce employee stress and
improve employee innovation work behavior within the company. In addition, the findings show
that male employees exhibit a higher risk-taking when compared to females within the
workplace. What it means for this topic is that companies that involve culture and ethics in the
company can improve employees' innovation and work ethic. This article will further show
examples of how using culture and ethics can improve the company’s efficiency. This article will
help show the integration of culture and ethics at companies and show examples that can be used
in the paper. This article links to the article that focuses on how there are obstacles and
complexities within a company when trying to make decisions.
Martínez, C., Skeet, A., & Sasia, P. M. (2021). Managing organizational ethics: How ethics
becomes pervasive within organizations. Business Horizons, 64(1), 83–92.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bushor.2020.09.008
The main question that this article will answer is how ethics and culture are integrated.
Into business and provide examples of it. This article will examine the integration of ethics and
culture using real-world examples. This article will examine the integration of ethics and culture
through the article. The article uses a combination of literature review and research through
interviews in both Spain and U.S. and aims to understand the complexities and obstacles in
promoting a culture where ethical considerations are integral in the decision-making process in
the company. The findings from this article show recurring patterns regarding the organizational
conditions, cultural aspects, and chances that can shape the management of ethical values. Some
key considerations are the ethical competencies of leadership and the employees. There were
three critical circumstances such as societal responsibility, favorable environments for ethical
deliberation, and respect for moral autonomy. It also provides four examples of cultural elements
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used in business such as normative, symbolic, declarative, and structured elements. The findings
of this article and meaning is that it can lead to leaders using this knowledge to better manage
ethics. This article would be useful due to the findings in the article proving how companies
incorporate culture and ethics. This article will help my writing when providing examples of
incorporating ethics and culture. This article links to how ethical leadership can affect an
employee’s innovation and help employees reduce their work stress if utilized properly.
Strategies for Upholding Ethical Standards: Best practices for managers in fostering a culture of
ethics in organizations. (2024). Quality-Access to Success, 25(199).
https://doi.org/10.47750/qas/25.199.38
The research question that this study is attempting to answer is how managers effectively
maintain ethical behavior within their organizations among their employees. The research that
was conducted was by an online survey through convenience sampling where it was used to
measure both managerial practices in upholding ethical standards and employee ethical behavior.
From the study conducted the findings were that managers can play a significant role in
influencing the ethical standards of the company. What this means for the topic is that managers
play a crucial role in shaping the culture and ethics of the company, from examining how
managers influence the ethical standards of their companies the study shows how important
managerial behavior and practices are for fostering an ethical organization. This source compares
it to others by showing that managers play a crucial role in shaping culture and ethics in a
company, and how important ethics are for a company. This article will be useful in my paper
and literature review by providing important information and insight into how important ethics
are for a company and provide insight on what ethical standards are. This article is important to
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use due to the information provided on the importance of ethics and what it can do for a
company and is planned to be used in the paper to discuss what ethical standards are.
Azila-Gbettor, E. M., Atatsi, E. A., Tulasi, E. E., & Ayimey, E. K. (2024). Fostering workplace
civility in the Financial Sector: The influence of ethical leadership practices and ethical
work climate. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 9, 100803.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2023.100803
This article attempts to answer how ethical leadership can influence workplace civility
among employees in a financial institution. The research that was conducted was done by a
survey of 432 respondents by sampling and self-reported questionnaires. The findings from this
study revealed that ethical leadership positively influences workplace civility and promotes an
ethical work climate. In addition, suggests that financial institutions should focus on creating an
ethical work climate to allow ethical leadership practices. What the findings mean for this topic
is how important ethical leadership is, the importance of focusing on ethical work climate, and
the role of ethical work climate. This source compares to others to be used in the paper by
providing insight into the importance of ethical standards and how they can benefit companies. It
will be useful for my writing by showing ethical leadership is important and how it can lead to an
improvement of the organization. The resource will be useful in my literature review by showing
how ethics influences workplace civility as it plans on being discussed in the paper on what
ethical standards are and how they can be integrated into companies. This article will be
important to the literature review and final paper by providing an example in the financial
industry of what ethics can do for a company and a deeper understanding of what ethical
standards are. The article will be used in my writing to help shape my argument on expanding
what ethical standards are and how businesses can integrate ethics.
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Bag, S., Gupta, S., Srivastava, G., Sivarajah, U., & Kumar, A. (2022). Impact of ethics training
and audits on the relationship quality of business-to-business partners in sharing
economy. Industrial Marketing Management, 107, 120–133.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2022.08.019
The question that the study is trying to answer is what the consequences of excessive use
of ethics training are. The research that was conducted was a pilot study consisting of 30
managers and a questionnaire sent to 800 respondents, where the findings showed that
continuous auditing from ethics training can lead to improved organizational efficiency and
prevent hypocrisy in the organization. These findings from the study underscore the delicate
balance between enforcing ethical standards and collaborative relationships. Too much ethical
training can hurt the quality of relationships between employees. This source adds to the existing
literature by examining the impact of ethical training and what it can do for the business-to-
business relationship. This study dives deeper into the consequences of specific organizational
practices such as ethics audits. This source will be valuable to my writing by offering insights
into the impact of ethics and how it can affect relationships internally and externally with
customers. This source is useful in my literature review by providing awareness of the
relationship between ethics audits and business-to-business relationships and will be used to help
argue how ethics can be integrated into a business aspect and what businesses should do to stay
away from the negative side effects. This article is important to use as it will provide insights on
the potential negatives of integrating ethics and culture into business as many articles listed only
provide the positives.
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Mesarčík, M., Podroužek, J., & Gavorník, A. (2023). On defense of “ethification” of law: How
ethics may improve compliance with the EU digital laws. Computer Law & Security
Review, 50, 105852. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2023.105852
The research question that this article is trying to answer is how the integration of ethical
considerations, through impact assessments and conformity assessments, contributes to
the compliance of EU regulations. The research that was conducted was done by
exploring the integration of ethical considerations into digital laws, within the framework
of EU regulations, and the article argues that being ethical is important to abide by those
laws. This article emphasizes that while ethical considerations might be separate from
regulatory compliance, they can add value to the organization. What this means for this
topic is that shaping cultures and ethics of organizations by emphasizing the importance
of integrating ethical consideration into legal frameworks. This study suggests that
organizations should not only focus on regulatory compliance but also consider ethical
implications when developing and implementing new technologies. This source stands
out when comparing them to the other articles by specifically focusing on ethics. While
many of the sources might discuss the importance of ethics in the organization, this
article dives deeper into how moral principles and values are important to be within the
legal framework and regulatory compliance. This article will be useful to my writing by
offering a perspective on how ethics are shaping organizational cultures and the legal
frameworks to ensure the company is within compliance. This article can provide
evidence and analysis to support the argument that ethical considerations are essential
components of regulatory compliance. This source is useful in my literature review by
exploring the concept of “ethification” and providing insight into how moral principles
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and values are increasingly intertwined with regulatory requirements. This article will be
used in my writing to discuss how ethical approaches with compliance are part of shaping
the cultures and ethics of an organization. In addition, it to be used to improve my
discussion on ethics in the context of regulatory compliance. This article is important to
use due to the ability to provide practical insights, an exploration into “ethification”, and
how ethics align with compliance.
