RT Article
T1 Ethical attitudes of students and business professionals: A study of moral reasoning
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 7
IS 4
SP 249
OP 257
A1 Wood, John A.
A1 Longenecker, Justin G.
A1 McKinney, Joseph A.
A1 Moore, Carlos W.
A2 Longenecker, Justin G.
A2 McKinney, Joseph A.
A2 Moore, Carlos W.
LA English
YR 1988
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1785598074
AB A questionnaire on business ethics was administered to business professionals and to upper-class business ethics students. On eight of the seventeen situations involving ethical dilemmas in business, students were significantly more willing to engage in questionable behavior than were their professional counterparts. Apparently, many students were willing to do whatever was necessary to further their own interests, with little or no regard for fundamental moral principles. Many students and professionals functioned within Lawrence Kohlberg's stage four of moral reasoning, the “law and order” stage. Individualism and egoism remain strong patterns in the moral reasoning of many professionals, but they influence moral reasoning patterns among students to a much greater degree.
K1 Moral Reasoning
K1 Great Degree
K1 Business Ethic
K1 Economic Growth
K1 Moral Principle
DO 10.1007/BF00381828