This study examined the impact of gender on perceptions of various business
practices by male and female Russian managers. Female managers considered
various activities such as doing personal business on company time, falsify
ing time/quality/quantity reports, padding an expense account more than 10
percent, calling in sick to take a day off, and pilfering organization mate
rials and supplies more unethical than male managers. Female managers also
perceived the acceptance of gifts and favors in exchange for preferential t
reatment more unethical than male managers.