Will the ethics of business change? A survey of future executives

This article reports the results of a study of attitudes of future business executives towards issues of social responsibility and business ethics. The 455 respondents, who were MBA students during 1985 at one dozen schools from various regions in the United States, were asked to respond to a series...

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Main Author: Jones, Thomas M. (Author)
Contributors: Gautschi, Frederick H.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 1988
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 1988, Volume: 7, Issue: 4, Pages: 231-248
Further subjects:B Ethical Issue
B Social Responsibility
B United States
B Business Ethic
B Economic Growth
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Summary:This article reports the results of a study of attitudes of future business executives towards issues of social responsibility and business ethics. The 455 respondents, who were MBA students during 1985 at one dozen schools from various regions in the United States, were asked to respond to a series of open-ended and closed-ended questions. From the responses to the questions the authors were able to conclude that future executives display considerable sensitivity, though to varying degrees, towards ethical issues in business. Women, in particular, tend to evince strong feelings regarding such issues.
ISSN:1573-0697
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/BF00381827