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Have Ethical Perceptions Changed? A Comparative Study on the Ethical Perceptions of Turkish Faculty Members

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This study presents a comparative investigation of ethical perceptions of the faculty members, working in selected departments of Turkish universities. A descriptive research design is used in order to reveal the perceptions regarding the ethical dilemmas related to instruction, research, and outside employment activities in both 2003 and 2008. The set of activities that are considered unethical by faculty members, as well as the occurrence of potential ethical dilemmas are identified on a comparative basis. According to the findings of the study, the investigated faculty members believe that there is an increase in the occurrence of unethical instruction, research and outside employment activities in the academia.

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Correspondence to M. G. Serap Atakan.

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Early version of this paper presented in 21st European Business Ethics Network Annual Conference: Professional Ethics in Business and Social Life (EBEN 2008), Antalya, Turkey, October 17-19, 2008

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Burnaz, S., Atakan, M.G.S. & Topcu, Y.I. Have Ethical Perceptions Changed? A Comparative Study on the Ethical Perceptions of Turkish Faculty Members. J Acad Ethics 8, 137–151 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10805-010-9115-y

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