scholarly journals The Relationships between Personal Values, Justifications, and Academic Cheating for Business vs. Non-Business Students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Parks-Leduc ◽  
Russell P. Guay ◽  
Leigh M. Mulligan
Keyword(s):  
Business Students ◽  
Personal Values ◽  
Academic Cheating

scholarly journals The Impact of Personal Values and Justifications on Academic Cheating for Business vs. Non-Business Students

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Parks-Leduc ◽  
Russell P. Guay ◽  
Leigh Mulligan
Keyword(s):  
Business Students ◽  
Personal Values ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Academic Cheating ◽  
Choice Of Major ◽  
Relevant Topic ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract In this study we examine college cheating behaviors of business students compared to non-business students, and investigate possible antecedents to cheating in an effort to better understand why and when students cheat. We specifically examine power values; we find that they are positively related to academic cheating in our sample, and that choice of major (business or non-business) partially mediates the relationship between power values and cheating. We also consider the extent to which students are able to provide justifications for their cheating, and find that business students are more likely to justify (rationalize) their cheating behaviors. Finally, we update the literature in terms of the ways students cheat. We assess newer forms of academic cheating, as increased accessibility to information via the Internet and smartphones may have changed the ways (and ease with which) students cheat – a particularly relevant topic currently, as many classes have moved online during the COVID-19 pandemic. In our study, cheating was especially prevalent when taking quizzes or tests (or completing homework) online. We found that only 10% of participants reported never engaging in any of the cheating behaviors we examined.

scholarly journals Differences in Egyptian Students’ Attitudes to Academic Dishonesty and Related Behaviors: The Case of Business Students

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 175-185
Author(s):  
Dina Metwally
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Academic Dishonesty ◽  
Predictive Accuracy ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Academic Cheating ◽  
Academic Behaviors ◽  
University Admission ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Research Findings

Academic cheating is one type of unethical academic behaviors or academic dishonesty. The level of cheating among undergraduate students has tremendously increased. Academic cheating is crucial as it affects the credibility and predictive accuracy in university admission criteria. Despite the concern with academic dishonesty (cheating), most research has been conducted in Western context. Western research has been useful in providing in-depth understanding of causes of academic cheating however; it is uncertain whether the same research findings are applicable to Arab/Middle Eastern countries. This study focuses on academic cheating among Egyptian undergraduate students. The aim is to explore differences in students’ attitudes and reported behaviors to cheating across academic years. Research findings report no significant difference among business students with regard to behaviors and attitudes to academic dishonesty. Except for few statements, students have similar responses to the used scenarios. Findings of this study have important implications to the faculty and its staff. More attention should be given to the communication of right academic behaviors to students, students’ evaluation and assessment, invigilation system, punishment of wrong behaviors, and evaluation of academics.

Ethnicity and Personal Values among Nigerian Business Students

1983 ◽  
Vol 119 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald A. Clare ◽  
Donald R. Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Business Students ◽  
Personal Values

The Factorial Validity of England's Personal Values Questionnaire for Corporate Recruiters, Business Students, and Business Faculty

1981 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 1243-1254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry Z. Posner ◽  
J. Michael Munson
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Personal Values ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Factorial Validity ◽  
Factor Scores ◽  
Business Faculty ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Individual Value

The underlying dimensionality of England's 66 item Personal Values Questionnaire was investigated. Factor structures derived from corporate recruiters, senior business students, and faculty members did not support England's original conceptual dimensionality. Many of the individual value items were redundent. Moreover several were not loaded clearly on any factor. Factor analysis based upon a reduced set of value items yielded factors which were both more interpretable and more consistent with England's conceptualization than were those factors associated with the original PVQ. Factor scores derived from this reduced set of value items significantly differentiated among the three sample groups.

A Study of the Relationship Between Personal Values and Moral Reasoning of Undergraduate Business Students

2007 ◽  
Vol 78 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 121-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Lan ◽  
Maureen Gowing ◽  
Sharon McMahon ◽  
Fritz Rieger ◽  
Norman King
Keyword(s):  
Moral Reasoning ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Personal Values ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Undergraduate Business Students

scholarly journals An Examination Of Personal Values And Value Systems Of Chinese And U.S. Business Students

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-128
Author(s):  
Don E. Giacomino ◽  
Xin Li ◽  
Michael D. Akers
Keyword(s):  
Business Students ◽  
Personal Values ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Accounting Education ◽  
Value Systems ◽  
Rokeach Value Survey

Using the Rokeach Value Survey and the Musser and Orke typology this paper examines the personal values and value systems of business students in China and compares the results with the results of a recent study that used similar methodology to examine the values and value systems of U.S. students. The study also examines the differences in values and value systems of the Chinese students by gender and by major. While there are few differences for the Chinese students by gender, our findings show several differences in the rankings of values by the Chinese and U.S. students as well as differences in value systems. Implications for accounting education are discussed.

scholarly journals Courses and careers: measuring how students’ personalvalues matter

2014 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
pp. 397-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Foula Z. Kopanidis ◽  
Michael J. Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Personal Values ◽  
Measurement Instrument ◽  
Career Pathways ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Educational Choices ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Engineering And Technology ◽  
Two Stages

Purpose – Students’ values influence their choice of academic degrees that direct future careers. The purpose of this paper is to investigate measuring personal values by testing the relevance of the original nine personal values in the List of Values (LOV) scale in the situation-specific context of higher education in relation to student's educational choices in pursuing particular career pathways. Design/methodology/approach – The study involved two stages of iterative analysis of data from undergraduate students (N=304) at an Australian university for the purpose of constructing a personal values importance scale (PVIS). The paper assesses construct dimensionality, and convergent and discriminate validities of PVIS. Findings – Results suggest a two-factor PVIS scale of internal and external values is a valid and reliable psychometric diagnostic tool leading to better understanding of choice behaviour in an educational context. Business students reported both internal and external values as important; however, science, engineering and technology, and design and social context students perceived internally oriented values more aligned to their programme choice. Practical implications – This research provides new insights into measuring the values influencing the programme choices with a career focus towards particular fields. It allows educational institutions to make more informed decisions for attracting and retaining those students most suited to the educational and career paths they choose. Marketing and educational implications are discussed. Originality/value – This research offers a psychometrically rigorous measurement instrument valid in an education context.

Personal Values and Priorities of Organizational Goals

1982 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
David D. Palmer
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Rank Order ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Personal Values ◽  
Profit Maximization ◽  
Organizational Growth ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Organizational Goals ◽  
Organizational Goal ◽  
Managerial Situation

Within a sample of 599 business students differences between 382 men and 217 women in personal values and company goal priorities were examined. Both groups exhibited value patterns comparable to those of managers in general although significant differences between the men and women were found; the men ranked Political and Theoretical values higher and Social, Aesthetic, and Religious values lower. A simulated managerial situation which required subjects to rank order the goals for a fictitious firm produced organizational goal rankings which for men and women were highest for organizational efficiency and profit maximization and lowest for social welfare. Women ranked Employees' Welfare higher and Organizational Growth lower than did the men. In general, the rankings of personal values were not significantly related to the priorities of organizational goals.

Gender Differences in Managerial Values

1981 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 867-881 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry Z. Posner ◽  
J. Michael Munson
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Personal Values ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Occupational Position ◽  
Managerial Values ◽  
Business Goals ◽  
Managerial Implications

Possible gender differences in the personal values of business students (100 men, 49 women) and corporate recruiters (72 men, 30 women) were investigated using England's (1967) Personal Values Questionnaire. Multivariate analysis of variance indicated significant gender differences for the value items associated with business goals, groups of people, general topics, and personal characteristics. It is suggested that many of these differences may be associated with occupational position. Managerial implications, as well as areas for future research, are discussed.

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