Understanding Dishonest Academic Behaviour Amongst Business Students – The Business Leaders of the Future

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 331-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Bagraim ◽  
Suki Goodman ◽  
Stephanie Pulker
Keyword(s):  
Academic Dishonesty ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Theory Of Planned Behaviour ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Business Leaders ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Planned Behaviour ◽  
History Of ◽  
Undergraduate Business Students

This study applies the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) to increase understanding about dishonest academic behaviour amongst undergraduate business students. A total of 579 respondents from three universities in South Africa completed an online survey about their beliefs regarding academic dishonesty, their intentions to engage in dishonest academic behaviour and their recent history of dishonest academic behaviour. A partial least squares (PLS) structural model shows that the TPB significantly explains dishonest academic behaviour. Validated TPB models that help to predict dishonest academic behaviour should be helpful in designing interventions to decrease academic dishonesty and thereby help to prevent later unethical business practices.

Intention to Vaccinate against COVID-19: a Social Marketing perspective using the Theory of Planned Behaviour and Health Belief Model

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kojo Kakra Twum ◽  
Daniel Ofori ◽  
Gloria Kakrabah-Quarshie Agyapong ◽  
Andrews Agya Yalley
Keyword(s):  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Social Marketing ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Theory Of Planned Behaviour ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Planned Behaviour ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Belief Model

Purpose This study examines the factors influencing intention to vaccinate against COVID-19 in a developing country context using the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) and health belief model (HBM). Design/methodology/approach Through a cross-sectional survey design, the study adopted a quantitative approach to data collection and analysis. The study used an online survey to collect data from 478 respondents eligible to take the COVID-19 vaccine in Ghana. Findings Attitude, social norm, perceived behavioural control, perceived susceptibility and cues to action were found to be predictors of COVID-19 vaccination intention. The results also showed that perceived severity, perceived benefits and perceived barriers did not predict COVID-19 vaccination intention. Practical implications To enhance the effectiveness of COVID-19 social marketing campaigns, social marketing theories such as the TPB and HBM can aid in assessing the intention of the target population to take the vaccines. An assessment of vaccination intention will help understand disease threat perception and behavioural evaluation. The consideration of the effect of demography on vaccination intention will aid in developing effective campaigns to satisfy the needs of segments. Originality/value This study adds to the limited research on understanding citizens’ intention to vaccinate against COVID-19 by combining the TPB and HBM to predict vaccination intention. The study contributes towards the use of social marketing practices to enhance the efficacy of vaccination campaigns.

The theory of planned behaviour and student banking in Australia

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Tucker ◽  
Christine Jubb ◽  
Chee Jin Yap
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Theory Of Planned Behaviour ◽  
Behavioural Control ◽  
Planned Behaviour ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Perceived Behavioural Control

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent to which the three constructs associated with the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) can explain student banking intentions and assist in understanding their bank satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach This research issue was investigated using a mixed methods approach, incorporating both qualitative and quantitative methods. Convenience sampling was used. Factor analysis and logistic regression were used to ascertain the relevance of the TPB in explaining student banking intentions. Findings Using factor analysis, perceived behavioural control was shown to be the key determinant in explaining student banking intentions. Using a logistic regression, the TPB was shown to have strong application in predicting customer satisfaction with all three of its constructs significant, but weaker application for predicting the likelihood of a bank switch, with subjective norms and attitude significant, and even less for the likelihood of recommending the bank to a friend, with only perceived behavioural control significant. Research limitations/implications The use of an online survey which limits the pool of respondents to internet users, together with the sample size, limit the generalisability of findings. Practical implications Banks can better target and understand the drivers that influence both student banking intentions and customer satisfaction. This knowledge will allow banks to better attract and retain student customers. Originality/value Provides insight to and a better understanding of how the TPB can explain and predict student banking intentions. This study fills a gap in the literature by concentrating on student banking behaviour in Australia, a substantial segment of bank customers that has received little research.

scholarly journals Transformational Decision Making: A Corporate Success Story In Purchasing

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Diane D. Galbraith ◽  
Fred L. Webb
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Business Management ◽  
Teaching Tool ◽  
Challenging Problem ◽  
Success Story ◽  
History Of ◽  
Management Functions ◽  
Undergraduate Business Students

The purpose of this case study is to provide a pedagogical teaching tool for undergraduate business students to fully comprehend the importance of the business management functions of planning, organizing, leading and controlling businesses. This case is inspired by events in the history of Rockwell International Corporation. As a major conglomerate struggles to transform itself over a period of eight decades, Rockwell provided a challenging problem for students to solve.

scholarly journals Gender Differences In Responses To Hypothetical Business Ethical Dilemmas By Business Undergraduates

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Margie L. McInerney ◽  
Deanna D. Mader ◽  
Fred H. Mader
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Ethical Behavior ◽  
Ethical Decision ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Business Leaders ◽  
Business Decisions ◽  
Business Undergraduates ◽  
Undergraduate Business Students

Business leaders are often failing to display ethical behavior in business decisions. This paper examines the gender differences found in undergraduate business students when faced with ethical decision making dilemmas.

scholarly journals Purchase intention towards dietary supplements during COVID-19 pandemic: consumers’ perspective

Food Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 294-299
Author(s):  
Y.Q. Wong ◽  
B.C. Tan ◽  
T.C. Lau ◽  
N. Khan
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Supplements ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Theory Of Planned Behaviour ◽  
Consumer Attitudes ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Planned Behaviour ◽  
Health Consciousness ◽  
Perceived Price ◽  
Consumer Purchase Intention

The consumption of dietary supplements (DSs) has been steadily increasing in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak in most countries. Consumer purchase intention towards DSs is expected to be of concern to many companies in the pharmaceutical industry. This study extends the Theory of Planned Behaviour by adding health consciousness and perceived price in the model to investigate its effect on consumer purchase intention towards DSs during the COVID-19 outbreak. A questionnaire-based survey was distributed via an online survey to 207 respondents. Results from multiple regression analysis revealed that consumer attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, and health consciousness contributed significantly to purchase intention towards DSs. Perceived price did not have an impact on intention. Further investigation revealed that favourable attitudes towards DSs were the most important contributor towards purchasing DSs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Assessment of the intention to consume farmed fish using the theory of planned behaviour

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Dina Lončarić ◽  
Elena Dujmić ◽  
Greta Krešić
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Theory Of Planned Behaviour ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Behavioural Control ◽  
Farmed Fish ◽  
Planned Behaviour ◽  
Perceived Behavioural Control ◽  
Tpb Model ◽  
Consumer Intentions ◽  
Consumption Intentions

One-quarter of fish consumed in Europe comes from aquaculture and research has shown that consumers have a greater preference for wild fish in comparison with farmed ones. As with other food choices, consumer decisions regarding farmed fish are a complex process involving multiple factors. The main objective of this study is to develop and validate a questionnaire that will measure consumer intentions in the consumption of farmed fish using the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) as a theoretical framework. Based on the TPB model, the study also investigates the relationships between attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control and intention to consume farmed fish. Data collection was performed through an online survey and a total of 118 valid questionnaires were analysed. Based on tests performed, results indicate that the tested scale for measuring TPB constructs is valid and reliable. Alpha coefficients for intention, attitudes, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control were 0.898, 0.857, 0.748 and 0.953, respectively. Variables in the model explain 40% of the variation in farmed fish consumption intentions. Regression analysis confirmed that attitudes and subjective norms significantly influence intention to consume farmed fish, with the subjective norms being the strongest predictor, while perceived behavioural control does not have a significant impact on behavioural intention.

scholarly journals GREEN ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTION OF MBA STUDENTS: A MALAYSIAN STUDY

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 38-55
Author(s):  
Loon Chee Wei- ◽  
Norfarah Nordin
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Planned Behaviour ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Behavioural Control ◽  
Planned Behaviour ◽  
Educational Support ◽  
Perceived Behavioural Control ◽  
Mba Students ◽  
Green Entrepreneurship

Green Entrepreneurship is an emerging phenomenon in business and academic field because it is an essential component in developing a green economy. Due to a lack of empirical study on green entrepreneurship, our current understanding of the factors that contributes to nurturing green entrepreneurial intention is limited.  By employing Theory of Planned Behaviour, this study aims to explore the relationship between predictors of green entrepreneurial intention such as attitude, perceived behavioural control, subjective norms and educational support to green entrepreneurial intention (GEI). The study samples 175 individual MBA students in Malaysia. The study employs Partial Least Squares – SEM to predict GEI and evaluate the contribution of each predictor in the relationships. The model explains 76.1% the variance of Green Entrepreneurial Intention with strong predictive relevance (R2=0.761, Q2=0.537). From the structural model, the beta coefficient for Perceived Attitude is 0.392, Perceived Behavioural Control is 0.399, and Perceived Educational Support is 0.169. The results imply that perceived attitude and perceived behavioural control are the key intrinsic determinants whereas education plays an instrumental role as an extrinsic determinant to individual interest to become a green entrepreneur. The main theoretical implication of this study is confirming the applicability of the Theory of Planned Behaviour in explaining GEI with additional variable, Perceived Educational Support. Practically, this research provides education practitioner and policymakers with useful insight on cultivating GEI among MBA students, and directional indication on grooming future green entrepreneurs.

scholarly journals Netizens’ Political Engagement in Malaysia: Impact of Anti Fake News Act 2018

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-87
Author(s):  
Rabiah Adawiah Abu Seman ◽  
Nooraneda Mutalip Laidey ◽  
Rizwanah Shouket Ali
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Theory Of Planned Behaviour ◽  
Political Engagement ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Planned Behaviour ◽  
General Elections ◽  
Social Media Tools

The 14th Malaysia General Elections (GE14) in 2018 witnessed a historic victory for the opposition party led by Tun Mahathir Mohamed against the 60 years government holding party; BN coalition. Concurrently, it also witnessed social media tools; WhatsApp and Facebook as the most dominant and effective messaging tools, but also a source of fake and unverified news; followed by blogs and other sources. Prior to the election, the Anti-Fake News Act 2018 had been enforced in April 2018 where any creation, offering, publishing, distribution or dissemination of fake news is a crime. This research explores the effect of Anti-Fake News Act 2018 on netizens' political engagement through Facebook and Whatsapp during the 14th Malaysia General Election 2018 with impulsivity and habitual conduct as moderators. Data has been collected from 556 participants through online survey based on a framework integrating Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) and Self Control Theory (SCT). Limited studies have tested the integration of TPB and SCT on knowledge about Anti-Fake News Act 2018 and political engagement. The findings of the study explain the influence of knowledge, impulsivity and habitual conduct on political engagement among Malaysian netizens through Facebook and Whatsapp during the GE14. Political engagement intensity has changed consequently after the Anti-Fake News Act 2018’s enforcement due to impulsivity. This study further adds to the literature in the area of online political participation and cyber law; uncovering the role of impulsivity and habitual conduct on netizens’ political engagement, suggesting the basis for future research in this phenomenon.

Die Erklärung von Führungsverhalten

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anke Bebensee
Keyword(s):  
Social Behaviour ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Theory Of Planned Behaviour ◽  
Explicit Representation ◽  
Planned Behaviour ◽  
Self Monitoring ◽  
Leadership Behaviour ◽  
Task Oriented ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Or Task

This study aims to contribute to explaining leadership behaviour. On the basis of the theory of planned behaviour, it investigates which essential influencing factors describe and explain leadership behaviour that is more employee- or task-oriented. In addition, the author describes and explains the influence of selected moderators on the interdependence between attitude and behavioural intention. Specifically, these are social behaviour, preferred decision-making behaviour, self-monitoring and conformity. Through an online survey of 105 executives and five in-depth guideline-based interviews, this work examines the relationship between attitude and behaviour in detail. Its special features are the explicit representation and discussion of the aforementioned interdependencies based on the determinants of the theory of planned behaviour and, in addition, the effects of the four selected moderators. The findings of the study show that the theory of planned behaviour is applicable to the context of leadership. The attitude, self-efficacy and social behaviour of leaders prove to be particularly relevant in this respect.

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