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Case Studies of Ethics Scandals: Effects on Ethical Perceptions of Finance Students

Case Studies of Ethics Scandals: Effects on Ethical Perceptions of Finance Students Ethics instructors often use cases to help students understand ethics within a corporate context, but we need to know more about the impact a case-based pedagogy has on students’ ability to make ethical decisions. We used a pre- and post-test methodology to assess the effect of using cases to teach ethics in a finance course. We also wanted to determine whether recent corporate ethics scandals might have impacted students’ perceptions of the importance and prevalence of ethics in business, so we used in-depth case studies of several of the major scandals (e.g., Enron, Tyco, Adelphia). Our results are somewhat surprising since studying ethics scandals positively impacts students’ ethical decision making and their perceptions of the ethics of businesspeople. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Business Ethics Springer Journals

Case Studies of Ethics Scandals: Effects on Ethical Perceptions of Finance Students

Journal of Business Ethics , Volume 64 (3) – Jun 8, 2005

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2006 by Springer
Subject
Philosophy; Ethics; Economic Growth; Management
ISSN
0167-4544
eISSN
1573-0697
DOI
10.1007/s10551-005-8503-5
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Abstract

Ethics instructors often use cases to help students understand ethics within a corporate context, but we need to know more about the impact a case-based pedagogy has on students’ ability to make ethical decisions. We used a pre- and post-test methodology to assess the effect of using cases to teach ethics in a finance course. We also wanted to determine whether recent corporate ethics scandals might have impacted students’ perceptions of the importance and prevalence of ethics in business, so we used in-depth case studies of several of the major scandals (e.g., Enron, Tyco, Adelphia). Our results are somewhat surprising since studying ethics scandals positively impacts students’ ethical decision making and their perceptions of the ethics of businesspeople.

Journal

Journal of Business EthicsSpringer Journals

Published: Jun 8, 2005

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