Perceptions About Ethical Behavior Among Undergraduate Students Attending Religiously-Affiliated Institutions

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Amy Vandenberg
St. Norbert College

Jason J. Haen
St. Norbert College

Kathleen K. Molnar
St. Norbert College

Thomas W. De Berry
Freed-Hardeman University

Joe W. Cotter
Freed-Hardeman University

Keywords

Cheating, Education, Student Attitudes, Business Ethics, Religious Affiliation, Institution

Abstract

By controlling for size and existence of a religious affiliation and gender, this study adds to the literature regarding opinions of undergraduate business students about the ethical nature of both academic and business related actions. Analysis of student survey data from two institutions similar in these characteristics continues in this longitudinal study. After the data were separated by gender, ethical perceptions of male students significantly differed for business-related dishonest acts for those male students who had taken two or more courses in religion, but church service attendance did not seem to have any effect. This may suggest that taking more courses (or having more dialogs) in which moral issues beyond academics are discussed may affect male student perceptions of ethical issues outside the institution.

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Jan 1, 2019
DOI https://doi.org/10.19030/ajbe.v12i1.10253

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Vandenberg, A., Haen, J. J., Molnar, K. K., De Berry, T. W., & Cotter, J. W. (2019). Perceptions About Ethical Behavior Among Undergraduate Students Attending Religiously-Affiliated Institutions. American Journal of Business Education (AJBE), 12(1), 11–18. https://doi.org/10.19030/ajbe.v12i1.10253
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Vol. 12 No. 1 (2019)
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Author Biographies

Amy Vandenberg, St. Norbert College

Amy Vandenberg is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at St. Norbert College. She earned her MS in tax from the University of Milwaukee her BBA in accounting from St. Norbert College and is a Certified Public Accountant. Her career has been in college education and industry accounting. She teaches courses in financial accounting, business consolidations and federal income tax and has presented at numerous national conferences and published in conference proceedings. She has articles in such publications as The Journal of Behavioral Studies and The Research in Higher Education Journal among others.

Jason J. Haen, St. Norbert College

Jason J. Haen is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at St. Norbert College. He earned his MBA from the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh in 2007 and his BBA from St. Norbert College in 1996. He has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1999. His career includes time in public accounting, local government, and not-for-profit organizations. He has published in journals such as The Accounting Educators’ Journal, Journal of Academic Ethics and the Journal of Catholic Higher Education.

Kathleen K. Molnar, St. Norbert College

Kathleen K. Molnar is an Associate Professor in the Business Administration department in the Schneider School of Business at St. Norbert College. Dr. Molnar received her Ph.D. in Management Information Systems from Oklahoma State University, MBA from University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh, and BS from Xavier University. Her research interests are in academic/business ethics and collaborative teaching/learning. She has published in Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Academic Ethics, Journal of Information Technology among many others.

Thomas W. De Berry, Freed-Hardeman University

Thomas W. De Berry is a Professor of Accounting and Economics at Freed-Hardeman University. His PhD (Economics) and MS (Accounting) are from Texas Tech University. He has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1980 and a Certified Fraud Examiner since 2007. He has published numerous articles, including in The CPA Journal and the Journal of Forensic Accounting.

Joe W. Cotter, Freed-Hardeman University

Joe W. Cotter is a retired Assistant Professor of Management with Freed-Hardeman University. His MBA is from the University of Phoenix, and his PhD is from Capella University.