Attitudes Toward Business Ethics And Degree Of Opinion Leadership Of Future Managers In The United States, Finland, And China

Comegys, Charles; Väisänen, Jaani; Lupton, Robert A.; Rawlinson, David

doi:10.19030/jier.v9i1.7495

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“…Bageac et al (2011), for example, compared French and Romanian students’ attitudes to business ethics and found significant differences between the two groups; Similarly, Chung et al (2008) compared data from students from USA, China, Japan and Republic of Korea. Other comparisons include: USA and Hong Kong (Danon-Leva et al , 2010); USA, Finland and China (Comegys et al (2013); Australia, Israel, Taiwan and USA (Lin, 1999); USA and Vietnam (Nguyen and Pham, 2015); and Iran and Malaysia (Nejati et al , 2010). Similar to many other country-comparison studies, they identified some of the significant differences in attitudes to business ethics between the two countries.…”

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A student perspective of ethics in the Zambian construction industry

Zulu

Muleya

2019

JEDT

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Purpose The importance of ethical considerations in the construction industry is acknowledged. This is particularly the case that the industry plays a significant part in a nation’s development. The Zambian construction industry has seen an increase in activity due, in part, to massive infrastructure development programmes adopted by successive governments, increase in foreign direct investment and housing development. The Zambian construction industry, like any other, is not immune to unethical behaviour. This study aims to investigate students’ perception of the prevalence of unethical practices in the Zambian construction industry. A review of literature demonstrated that a number of contextual factors including location can influence the perception of unethical practices. A focus on Zambia was therefore considered necessary. Design/methodology/approach In total, 121 students took part in a questionnaire survey to examine their perception of the extent to which unethical practices were prevalent in the Zambian construction industry. Findings The findings suggest that students perceived bribery/corruption and political/societal influences as the two most common unethical practices, while the least prevalent unethical practices were perceived to be alcohol/drug abuse and workplace violence. The findings are largely consistent with previous studies investigating the ethical perception of professionals in the Zambian construction industry. In addition, the findings suggests that when the year and programme of study are taken into consideration, the differences in perception of unethical practices are evident for these demographic groups. Originality/value This study provided an added dimension to the understanding of ethical issues in the Zambian construction industry as it was the first of its kind involving students’ perceptions. This paper therefore contributes to the list of countries where similar studies have been undertaken.

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A student perspective of ethics in the Zambian construction industry

Zulu

Muleya

2019

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“…other people my age would do it). These five dimensions were selected because they are the components that most directly related to ethical judgement (Comegys et al 2013;Shields et al 2013). In the current sample, the Cronbach's alpha for the five MES dimensions was 0.72-0.82, demonstrating a high level of internal consistency.…”

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Ethical Judgement in UK Business Students: Relationship with Motivation, Self-Compassion and Mental Health

Kotera

Conway

Gordon

2018

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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Business ethics have come under increasing scrutiny recently due to various corporate scandals. This has prompted a need for research into the characteristics of people drawn to the business world and the education they receive. This study (i) evaluates the levels of ethical judgement, mental health, motivation, and self-compassion in 144 UK business students and (ii) assesses the relationships between these variables. A high proportion of respondents (i) believed that other students would behave unethically, whilst they themselves would not, and (ii) had a high level of anxiety, extrinsic motivation and self-compassion. Extrinsic motivation was associated with participants' belief that others would behave unethically, whilst intrinsic motivation was associated with strict ethical judgement and self-compassion. Extrinsic motivation and self-compassion were significant explanatory variables for students' ethical judgement, and self-compassion was a significant explanatory variable for mental health symptoms. This study is unique in examining the facets of ethics, mental health, self-compassion and motivation in business students. Findings have implications for both educators and practitioners since improving ethical behaviour in the future workforce may be achieved by augmenting future employees' levels of self-compassion and intrinsic motivation, rather than solely administering Bethics training^that has been found to be of limited value. Findings also indicate that such an approach may have utility for improving business students' mental health. Keywords Ethical judgement. Business students. Mental health. Self-compassion There have been an increasing number of corporate scandals in recent years (van Luttervelt 2006). For example, Volkswagen allegedly installed software into their cars that provided false environmental emissions measurements (Matthews and Gandel 2015), and Wells Fargo

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“…Age. Various studies supported the premise that age was another individual characteristic to influence individuals' attitudes towards business ethics (Comegys, Vaisanen, Lupton, & Rawlinson, 2013;Nguyen, Mutitaba, & Cavico, 2015, Tormo-Carbó, Seguí-Mas, & Oltra, 2016. However, some research found no evidence to ascertain a relationship between age and attitudes towards business ethics (Christensen & Woodland, 2018;Costa, Pinheiro, & Ribeiro, 2016).…”

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“…However, some research found no evidence to ascertain a relationship between age and attitudes towards business ethics (Christensen & Woodland, 2018;Costa, Pinheiro, & Ribeiro, 2016). Comegys, Vaisanen, Lupton, and Rawlinson (2013) examined the attitude towards business ethics of undergraduate students from the United States, Finland, and China. The results of their study indicated that older respondents had increased ethical attitudes towards business compared to younger respondents (Comegys et al, 2013).…”

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“…Comegys, Vaisanen, Lupton, and Rawlinson (2013) examined the attitude towards business ethics of undergraduate students from the United States, Finland, and China. The results of their study indicated that older respondents had increased ethical attitudes towards business compared to younger respondents (Comegys et al, 2013). Likewise, Tormo-Carbó, Seguí-Mas, and Oltra (2016) found that ethical attitudes towards business increased with age, or stated differently, older students exhibited higher appreciation towards ethical values.…”

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An Examination of Factors Related to Attitudes Towards Business Ethics Amongst Accounting Students at a United States Public University

Rodriguez,

Kulesza,

Kusaila

2021

JAEPP

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Professional ethics are fundamental values for the accounting profession. These values have received increased attention in the last two decades as a result to numerous accounting scandals dating back to the early 2000’s. By understanding about factors that may influence attitudes towards business ethics, practitioners and educators can effectively integrate ethics training and education into the business world and classrooms, respectively. The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine work experience and other demographics that could affect attitudes towards business ethics (ATBE) of accounting students at a Northeastern public university in the United States. A survey questionnaire was conducted to assess ATBE, as well as significant differences in business philosophies using various statistical techniques to explore for significant differences among groups of accounting students who were grouped according to their span of work experience and other factors. Younger students, and students with less work experience were found to be more aligned with egoism theory than older students, and students with more work experience.

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Attitudes Toward Business Ethics And Degree Of Opinion Leadership Of Future Managers In The United States, Finland, And China

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A student perspective of ethics in the Zambian construction industry

A student perspective of ethics in the Zambian construction industry

Ethical Judgement in UK Business Students: Relationship with Motivation, Self-Compassion and Mental Health

An Examination of Factors Related to Attitudes Towards Business Ethics Amongst Accounting Students at a United States Public University

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