Ethical or practical: An empirical study of students' choices in simulated business scenarios

Graduate and undergraduate students were asked to evaluate the ethicality and practicality of the lead character in several case scenarios. Students' responses indicated they believed practicality was more important than ethicality. The majority of students were able to determine the correct et...

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Authors: White, Charles S. (Author) ; Dooley, Robert S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 1993
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 1993, Volume: 12, Issue: 8, Pages: 643-651
Further subjects:B Undergraduate Student
B Empirical Study
B Case Scenario
B Economic Growth
B Lead Character
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Summary:Graduate and undergraduate students were asked to evaluate the ethicality and practicality of the lead character in several case scenarios. Students' responses indicated they believed practicality was more important than ethicality. The majority of students were able to determine the correct ethicality of the cases presented to them. The authors conclude that more research is needed in the antecedents of a student's value system.
ISSN:1573-0697
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/BF01845903