This paper examined the effect of business ethics on small and medium scale enterprises sustainability. The study took a survey approach and data collected from a sample of 219 employees from nine SMEs across the three zones of Rivers state. The major instrument for data collection was a five point likert scale questionnaire and the data gathered was analyzed with the Non-Parametric Kruskalwallis (H) test using the 20.0 version of the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). The major finding revealed that ethical business practice has significant effect on SMEs sustainability. The three hypotheses showed that a positive relationship existed between the three business ethics and sustainability factors under study; hence their p-values; 0.001, 0.001, and 0.000 respectively were all lesser than the 0.05 level of significance. It is therefore encouraged that SMEs should develop internal capacity to entrench ethical practices in their operations, though this may receive resistance from employees, it is a desirable path to business sustainability.

Author Name: DR. ETHELMARY OGOCHUKWU DIM , DAPPER EDWIN M

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Keywords: Business, Eco-friendly, Economic, Ethics, Social, Sustainability

ISSN: 2456-1045

EISSN: 2456-1045

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