International Comparison of Perceived Ethics Among Business Students

Authors

  • Alexander N. Chen University of Central Arkansas
  • David Kim University of Central Arkansas
  • Marsha Carson University of Central Arkansas
  • Simon Paul Schneider University of Central Arkansas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33423/jabe.v25i1.5861

Keywords:

business, economics, perceived ethics, dimensions of ethical scenarios, age and gender perceptions of ethics, business students and ethics, nationality, languages, ethics

Abstract

This study extends a pilot study from (Gatlin-Watts, Carson, and Maxwell, 2007) which examined the ethical perceptions of collegiate students from a university in the Southwest United States. Ethical perceptions were measured on ten ethical scenarios, which were grouped into two dimensions: Regulatory and Informational related ethics. The study explores the effect of demographic variables, i.e., age, gender, nationality, and language, on perceptions of ten individual ethical scenarios and two aggregated ethical perceptions among college students. Based on a sample of 922 respondents, age and gender significantly correlated with some of the ethical perception scenarios. Similarly, nationality and language showed a significant relationship with ethical perceptions. Limitations of this study include the limited sample size of international students and the relatively homogeneous sample comprised of mainly business students. Further studies are recommended.

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Published

2023-03-06

How to Cite

Chen, A. N., Kim, D., Carson, M., & Schneider, S. P. (2023). International Comparison of Perceived Ethics Among Business Students. Journal of Applied Business and Economics, 25(1). https://doi.org/10.33423/jabe.v25i1.5861

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