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title: "Journal of Business Ethics: 22 papers, last 30 days"
description: "Journal of Business Ethics published 22 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), ranking #36 of 239 journals."
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# Journal of Business Ethics

- 2 papers in the last 7 days
- category: Management
- publisher: Springer Science+Business Media
- ISSN 0167-4544

Back to the ranking: https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/journals.md

## Key findings

- Journal of Business Ethics published 22 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), ranking #36 of 239 journals.
- Leading institutions: University of Tehran (1), Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales du Nord (1) and Pegaso University (1).
- Countries: United States (6), China (6) and France (4).
- From Oct 2023 to Sep 2026, Journal of Business Ethics published 941 papers (26 a month on average, by publication date in OpenAlex).
- Its most frequent keywords over that period were “business ethics” (109), “corporate social responsibility” (95) and “corporate governance” (54).
- Its most-cited paper of the period is “Ethical Correlates of Family Control: Socioemotional Wealth, Environmental Performance, and Financial Returns” (2025-02-26), with 29 citations.

## The last 36 months

*Papers by publication date, Oct 2023 to Sep 2026*

| Oct 23–Sep 24 | Oct 24–Sep 25 | Oct 25–Sep 26 | 36 months |
|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 290 | 325 | 326 | 941 |

*Most frequent keywords, Oct 2023 to Sep 2026*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | business ethics | 109 |
| 2 | corporate social responsibility | 95 |
| 3 | [corporate governance](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/corporate-governance.md) | 54 |
| 4 | [Chinese listed companies](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/chinese-listed-companies.md) | 35 |
| 5 | [China](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/china.md) | 33 |
| 6 | ethical decision-making | 28 |
| 7 | care ethics | 24 |
| 8 | ethical leadership | 24 |
| 9 | family business | 23 |
| 10 | virtue ethics | 23 |

*Most-cited papers published Oct 2023 to Sep 2026*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 | 1.5 | [Ethical Correlates of Family Control: Socioemotional Wealth, Environmental Performance, and Financial Returns](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-025-05943-9) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | 2025-02-26 | Luis R. Gómez‐Mejía, Fernando Muñoz‐Bullón, Ignacio Requejo et al. |
| 2 | 28 | 1.5 | [The Ethical Commitment of Business Strategy: ESG-Related Factors as Drivers of the SDGs](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-025-06002-z) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | 2025-04-23 | Ángeles López Cabarcos, Ydriss Ziane, M. Luisa López-Pérez et al. |
| 3 | 27 | 1.6 | [Morality is for Social Being: The Role of Morality in Social-Adjustive Functional Attitudes Toward Counterfeit Luxury Consumption](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-025-06027-4) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | 2025-05-23 | Dong Lyu, Zi Wang, Ajay Kumar et al. |
| 4 | 25 | 1.6 | [The Ethical Costs of Artificial Intelligence: Investigating How and When Workplace Artificial Intelligence Usage Promotes Employee Unethical Outcomes](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-025-06060-3) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | 2025-06-30 | Puchu Zhao, Guohua He, Jian Guan |
| 5 | 24 | 1.4 | [It’s Not My Responsibility: Working with Autonomy-Restricting Algorithms Facilitates Unethical Behavior and Displacement of Responsibility](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-025-06034-5) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | 2025-06-07 | Anupama A. Jolly, Patrick Damien Dunlop, Sharon Kaye Parker et al. |

*Papers, newest first.*

| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | [Corporate Social Responsibility in Negative Marketing Events: The Overlooked Role of Normative Ethics](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-026-06501-7) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | Naghmeh Sheibani Moghadam, Joëlle Vanhamme | University of Tehran; Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales du Nord |
| 2026-10-20 | [Rethinking Ethical Employment Pathways for People with Intellectual Disabilities: A Systemic Nested Alliances Model](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-026-06499-y) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | Pier Franco Luigi Fraboni, Luca Baccarini, Giorgia Moschini et al. | Marche Polytechnic University; University of Bologna; Pegaso University; … |
| 2026-10-19 | [Alienation and Emotional Labor](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-026-06497-0) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | Mark Taylor | Calvin University |
| 2026-10-16 | [Big Data Development and Corporate Environmental Strategy: Evidence from Green Innovation Engagement](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-026-06489-0) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | Ying Zhang, Wenxin Wu, Yu Chen et al. | Northwestern Polytechnical University; Tongji University; Bocconi University; … |
| 2026-10-15 | [Media-Manager Sentiment Gap and Stock Returns: Evidence from China](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-026-06488-1) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | Can Yang, Jie Kang, wei ning et al. | University of Science and Technology Beijing; Shenzhen Stock Exchange; Southwestern University of Finance and Economics; … |
| 2026-10-15 | [Economic Inequality Reduces Sustainable Consumption: Cross-National and Experimental Evidence and Psychological Mechanisms](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-026-06437-y) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | Steven A. Brieger, Jacob Hörisch, Xinyu Zhang | NEOMA Business School; Leuphana University of Lüneburg; University of Sussex |
| 2026-10-13 | [The Two Faces of Janus: Dual-Path Moderated Mediation of Observer Responses to Abusive Supervision](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-026-06493-4) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | Jeeyoon Jeong, Jae Uk Chun, Ji Hoon Lee | Nagoya University of Commerce and Business; Korea University; Wonkwang University |
| 2026-10-08 | [Exclusion Experiences of Highly Qualified Migrants: From Overt Discrimination to Subtle Microaggressions](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-026-06485-4) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | Markus Pudelko, Cristina Popescu, Helene Tenzer | University of Tübingen; Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München |
| 2026-10-06 | [How Employees React to Unreasonable Tasks? The Role of Employees’ Attributions and Leadership Styles](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-026-06492-5) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | Tangli Ding, He Peng | Fudan University |
| 2026-10-06 | [Correction: Rethinking the Rules: A Two-Sample Study of Ethical Climate and Employee Outcomes](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-026-06486-3) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | Sadia Jahanzeb, Usman Raja, Tasneem Fatima et al. | Brock University; Pôle Léonard de Vinci |
| 2026-10-05 | [Ethical Foundations of Social Entrepreneurship Competencies: A Systematic Review and Integrative Framework](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-026-06480-9) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | Anne‐Karen Hueske, Kai N. Hockerts | Copenhagen Business School |
| 2026-10-05 | [The Relevance and Materiality of Illegal Acts: Examining Auditor and Investor Judgments](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-026-06477-4) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | Eileen Zalkin Taylor, Nicole S. Wright | North Carolina State University; James Madison University |
| 2026-10-04 | [Effective Worker Resistance and Realist Ideology Critique](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-026-06491-6) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | Uğur Aytaç, Ozan Nadir Alakavuklar | Utrecht University |
| 2026-10-03 | [Objects as Means of Sustainability Knowledge Co-Creation: Working on Value-Laden Issues Across the Research-Practice Boundary](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-026-06478-3) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | Karelia Dagnaud, Minna Halme, Linda Lisa Maria Turunen et al. | Aalto University; Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology |
| 2026-10-02 | [Moral Mirage Cascades: Ethical Vulnerabilities in ESG Reporting](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-026-06474-7) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | Ao Shu, Jing Shi, Jilong Chen et al. | Hunan University; Zhongnan University of Economics and Law; Zhejiang Gongshang University |
| 2026-10-01 | [When Bad Leaders Create Worse Followers: How Toxic Leadership Breeds Employee Unethical Loyalty Through Stigma-by-Association Dynamics](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-026-06435-0) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | Weili Zheng, Yahua Cai, Yuanmeng Wang | Sichuan University; Shanghai University of Finance and Economics |
| 2026-10-01 | [Stakeholder Integration Through Moral Insight: How a Lay Constructivist Ethics Enables Paradox Cognition](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-026-06482-7) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | Helet Botha, Lauren Kaufmann, R. Edward Freeman | University of Michigan–Dearborn; University of Virginia |
| 2026-10-01 | [Of Prometheus and Pixels: The Ethical and Existential Costs of AI-Assisted Entrepreneurship](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-026-06476-5) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | Cheng Xu, Yanqi Sun | Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University; Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology |
| 2026-10-01 | [CEO Inherited Altruism, Firm Corporate Social Responsibility, and Shareholder Returns](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-026-06475-6) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | Miriam Marra, Jing Ruan, Lisa Schopohl et al. | ICMA Centre; University of Reading; KIMEP University; … |
| 2026-09-30 | [Correction to: Female Employment in Global Supply Chains: A Multilevel Analysis of Nike’s Supplier Factories](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-026-06483-6) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | Wanying Shi, Antonios Karatzas, Carlos Mena | Portland State University; University of East Anglia |
| 2026-09-28 | [Spatializing Ageism in Commercial Spaces: Discursive Justifications and Lived Experiences of Age-Based Exclusion](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-026-06481-8) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | Sanga Song, Eunha Chun, Ji Seub Lim | Indiana University East; Dong-A University |
| 2026-09-28 | [The Effect of Ethnic Stereotypes and Evaluators’ Ethnic Identity on Funding-Worthiness: Evidence About Latinx Entrepreneurs in the United States](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-026-06457-8) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | Sonia S. Siraz, Bjorn Paul Claes, Sharon Alvarez | École de management de Lyon; The Open University; University of Pittsburgh |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Journal of Business Ethics. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 26, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics

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