Matej Černý
Department of Information Management
Bratislava University of Economics and Business
Bratislava
Slovak Republic
ORCID: 0009-0000-0127-0852
Gabriela Dubcová
Associate Professor
Department of Business Economy
Bratislava University of Economics and Business
Bratislava
Slovak Republic
ORCID: 0000-0001-5024-4335
Ivona Ďurinová
Department of Business Finance
Bratislava University of Economics and Business
Bratislava
Slovak Republic
ORCID: 0009-0009-8104-5457
Katarína Grančičová
Department of Business Economy
Bratislava University of Economics and Business
Bratislava
Slovak Republic
ORCID: 0009-0009-2841-7688
Dušan Kučera
Centre for Business Ethics
Prague University of Economics and Business
Prague
Czech Republic
ORCID: 0000-0001-8072-3193
Boris Mattoš
Department of International Political Relations
Bratislava University of Economics and Business
Bratislava
Slovak Republic
ORCID: 0000-0003-1374-3623

Type of Paper: Research
Received: 19 July 2026   / Revised:  22 August 2026  / Accepted:  24 August 2026  / Published: 22 September 2026
DOI: 10.47556/J.WJSTSD.21.6.2026.3

Purpose: A comparison of sustainable ethical behaviour and ethical management of organisations at universities and research institutions in the Visegrad Four countries with the aim to define the model of an institutionalised ethical conduct for functioning ethical management for practice.
Design/Methodology/Approach: The research combines the theoretical analysis of the legal frameworks of ethics management with an empirical survey examining the perceptions of the state of ethics management and real ethical behaviour in the organisations of the Visegrad Four countries surveyed using a large sample of respondents (N = 4,367). Statistical analyses were performed using Jamovi software.
Findings: The model of institutionalised ethical conduct that is sustainable functioning in organisations at universities and research institutions is identical in other organisations with minimal differences.
Originality/Value: A comparative analysis of sustainable functioning ethical management in organisations at universities and research institutions and its application to real ethical behaviour in the Visegrad Four countries was conducted.
Limitations: The application of the sustainable model of an institutionalised ethical conduct in organisational ethical management depends on the personality of the graduate.
Practical Implications: The conclusions offer practical recommendations for effective sustainable ethical management in organisations.
Keywords: Sustainable Management; Ethical Conduct; Organisations; Visegrad Four Countries.
Citation: Černý, M., Dubcová, G., Ďurinová, I., Grančičová, K., Kučera, D. and Mattoš, B. (2026): Sustainable Ethical Management at Universities and Research Institutions in the Visegrad Four Countries via Ethics and Integrity Behaviour: A Model of Sustainable Conduct for Professional Managerial Engagement. World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development (WJSTSD), Vol. 21, No. 6, pp. 509-xxx.