Context, Values and Moral Dilemmas: Comparing the Choices of Business and Law School Students

Much has been written about the ethics and values of today's business student, but this research has generally been characterized by a variety of methodological shortcomings - the use of convenience samples, a failure to establish the relevance of comparison groups employed, attempts to underst...

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Published in:Journal of business ethics 1991-12, Vol.10 (12), p.951-960
Main Authors: McCabe, Donald L., Dukerich, Janet M., Dutton, Jane E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attorneys
Business education
Business schools
Cheating
Commercial law
Comparative analysis
Ethical behavior
Ethical dilemmas
Ethical instruction
Ethics
Higher education
Implications
Law
Law schools
Law students
Marketing
MBA programs & graduates
Social ethics
Social responsibility
Students
Studies
Values
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Summary:Much has been written about the ethics and values of today's business student, but this research has generally been characterized by a variety of methodological shortcomings - the use of convenience samples, a failure to establish the relevance of comparison groups employed, attempts to understand behavior in terms of unidimensional values preselected by the researcher, and the lack of well-designed longitudinal studies. The research reported here addresses many of these concerns by comparing the values and ethical decision making behavior of a large cohort of students entering an M. B. A. program to students entering law school. Using the Rokeach value survey and several ethical decision making vignettes, significant differences were found between the two groups which have important implications for both the business and legal professions and the education of their future leaders.
ISSN:0167-4544
1573-0697
DOI:10.1007/BF00383799