How internationalization affects corporate ethics: formal structures and informal management behavior

International business research has considered how ethical values and practices vary across cultural boundaries. But how does the degree of internationalization of a firm affect the way multinational corporations (MNCs) and their executives approach ethics? We use primary and secondary data from American MNCs to test this question. The data indicate that internationalization is related to the amount of concern executives display toward ethical issues, but is not related to the creation of formal ethics structures and policies.