An Examination of the Role of Attitudinal Characteristics and Motivation on the Cheating Behavior of Business Students

Davy, Jeanette A.; Kincaid, Joel F.; Smith, Kenneth J.; Trawick, Michelle A.

doi:10.1080/10508420701519304

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“…Davy et al (2007) concisely describes an individual's intrinsic and extrinsic motivations towards cheating, a form of deviant behavior. The intrinsic motivations drive a person to make ethical decisions "simply for the pleasure or satisfaction derived from it," whereas the extrinsic motivations are specifically geared towards producing "a positive outcome or avoiding a negative outcome" (Davy et al, 2007, p. 283).…”

Section: Proceedings Of the Seventeenth Americas Conference On Informmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The role of in-class deterrents in reducing cheating behaviors has been extensively researched (Davy et al, 2007;Smith et al, 2002;Nonis & Swift, 1998), including "announcing penalties, … , monitoring students vigilantly during exams, and giving alternate forms of the exam to adjacent students" (Davy et al, 2007, p. 286;Smith et al, 2002, p. 50). These deterrents can be considerably less effective in an online learning environment.…”

Section: Situational Factors In An E-learning Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Examining Ethical Decision Making Behavior in E-Learning Systems

Oakley

Singh

2016

International Journal of Cyber Ethics in Education

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E-Learning has proliferated throughout the education sector in recent years. Unfortunately, an unintended and undesirable aspect of e-Learning is centered on unethical behavior exhibited by students engaged in technology-facilitated cheating. Interestingly, cheating in e-Learning systems occurs in the social context of the class. Using results from a qualitative field study, the authors investigate the socio-technical dimensions of ethical decision-making in e-Learning systems focusing on individual and situational factors. They developed propositions and provide an in-depth discussion of identified factors. Their findings provide the basis for researchers to develop testable propositions for further empirical investigations and provide insight for educators dealing with the unique challenges of the socio-technical dimensions of ethical behavior in e-Learning systems.

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Section: Proceedings Of the Seventeenth Americas Conference On Informmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Situational Factors In An E-learning Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Examining Ethical Decision Making Behavior in E-Learning Systems

Oakley

Singh

2016

International Journal of Cyber Ethics in Education

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“…Morally or ethically relevant-concept variables (e.g., moral beliefs, moral obligations, or moral norms) are suggested to increase the predicting power of TPB behavior in explaining academic cheating (Beck & Ajzen, 1991;Davy, Kincaid, Smith, & Trawick, 2007;Eagly & Chaiken, 1993;Harding et al, 2007;Kaiser & Scheuthle, 2003). According to Kaiser and Scheuthle (2003), moral considerations are most prominent when one's self-interest and the interest of others are at odds with each other.…”

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The Impact of Professional Unethical Beliefs on Cheating Intention

Hsiao

Yang

2011

Ethics & Behavior

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The phenomenon of academic dishonesty among college students is prevalent, but its damage cannot be underestimated because the students' decisions to cheat were related to decisions to engage in similar unethical behavior in the workplace after graduation. To examine the influential factors of the cheating intention among part-time students with several years of work experience, we included an additional variable-unethical beliefs related to the workplace (professional unethical beliefs) into the theory of planned behavior. First-year business students on the job were investigated from a university in northern Taiwan, resulting in a valid sample of 215 students. Our findings indicate that perceived behavioral control toward cheating and professional unethical beliefs have a greater impact on the intention to cheat. In addition, the subjective norm and attitudes also affect the students' cheating intention. Implications for managers and researchers are discussed, and suggestions for future research are offered.

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“…There are nlany reasons why the ethics of acquiring and using test banks might be of interest to university instructors in general, and to businessschool faculty in particular Davy, Kincaid, Smith, & Trawick~2007). In light of recent scandals (Enron, Worldcom, etc.…”

Section: Educational Institutionsmentioning

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Ethical concerns about the online sale of instructor-only textbook resources

Savage¹,

Simkin²

2010

Research on Professional Responsibility and Ethics in Accounting

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Yes, your test bank and solutions manual arelor sale and it is very easy for students to acquire them. Using a srakeholderframework, we analyze the ethical issues involved in acquiring, using, and distributing these instructional resources by individuals besides the professors for whom they are intended. We also discuss countermeasures that stakeholders might use to deal with this latest del'elopmenr.At State University, the weaker students in a particular auditing class did so well on their first multiple-choice examination that the professor became suspicious. Investigating, he learned that one of his students also worked in the school's continuing education department, and (with the help of his publisher) discovered that someone there had downloaded not only the test bank and solutions manual for his auditing course, but also instructional materials for alte11late courses in marketing, law, and finance. Responding to what he had learned, the professor carefully composed his fmal exam to include a mix of

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An Examination of the Role of Attitudinal Characteristics and Motivation on the Cheating Behavior of Business Students

Cited by 48 publications

References 49 publications

Examining Ethical Decision Making Behavior in E-Learning Systems

Examining Ethical Decision Making Behavior in E-Learning Systems

The Impact of Professional Unethical Beliefs on Cheating Intention

Ethical concerns about the online sale of instructor-only textbook resources

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