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Business Students' Perceptions of Potential Ethical Dilemmas Faced by Faculty

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Teaching Business Ethics

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Because students' ethical behavior may be modified through socialization contact with faculty, the perspectives of students relating to faculty ethics is an important topic. Prior research on business schools and ethics has not included students' perceptions of ethical dilemmas that often confront faculties of business schools. Student questionnaire data provides two important insights into students' perceptions of the ethics of faculty behavior. In the aggregate, students viewed 29 potential ethical issues as more serious than did faculty. Based on students' perceptions, four factors of ethical dilemmas were isolated: Regulations, Academic Job Performance, Dating, and Personal Benefits.

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  1. Department of Accounting and Finance, Valdosta State University, USA

    Leisa L. Marshall

  2. Department of Marketing and Economics, Valdosta State University, USA

    David Campbell

  3. Department of Management, Kutztown University, USA

    Eileen A. Hogan

  4. Department of Accounting, Bloomsburg University, USA

    Dexter E. Gulledge

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Marshall, L.L., Campbell, D., Hogan, E.A. et al. Business Students' Perceptions of Potential Ethical Dilemmas Faced by Faculty. Teaching Business Ethics 1, 235–251 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009716719255

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