Effects of Situational Conditions on Students' Views of Business Ethics

This study investigated undergraduates' responses regarding selected ethical issues facing managers and employees of today's businesses. The focus of the study lies in the influences of two situational variables (organizational roles and prospects) on students' response pattern. Japan...

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Published inPsychological reports Vol. 93; no. 3_suppl; pp. 1135 - 1140
Main Authors Matsui, Tamao, Kakuyama, Takashi, Tsuzuki, Yukie
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.12.2003
Subjects
Adult
Attitude
Commerce - ethics
Ethics, Institutional
Female
Humans
Life Change Events
Male
Organizational Culture
Students - psychology
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Summary:This study investigated undergraduates' responses regarding selected ethical issues facing managers and employees of today's businesses. The focus of the study lies in the influences of two situational variables (organizational roles and prospects) on students' response pattern. Japanese students (306 men and 81 women, M = 20.1 yr., SD = 2.2) imagined that they were managers or operative employees of a middle-sized manufacturing company and that their company had high or low prospects. The response pattern tended to be more ethical for “managers,” whereas the response pattern tended to be less ethical for “employees” in a “low prospect” than in a “high prospect” company.
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ISSN:0033-2941
1558-691X
DOI:10.2466/pr0.2003.93.3f.1135