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An exploratory study of the impact of Malaysian ethics education on ethical sensitivity

This paper examines the effectiveness of ethics education provided by Malaysian universities. A total of 264 accounting students attending ethics courses in public and private universities responded to a pre and post questionnaire (treatment group) and another 57 students who did not complete an eth...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Saat, Maisarah, Porter, Stacey, Woodbine, Gordon
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Published: NeilsonJournals Publishing 2010
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L Education (General)
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/37071/
https://philpapers.org/rec/SAAAES
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spelling my.utm.370712018-09-27T04:11:58Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/37071/ An exploratory study of the impact of Malaysian ethics education on ethical sensitivity Mohamed Saat, Maisarah Porter, Stacey Woodbine, Gordon L Education (General) This paper examines the effectiveness of ethics education provided by Malaysian universities. A total of 264 accounting students attending ethics courses in public and private universities responded to a pre and post questionnaire (treatment group) and another 57 students who did not complete an ethics course (control group) were included for comparative purposes. Statistical analysis reveals that business ethics courses are effective as students demonstrate higher level of ethical sensitivity upon completion of the course. In contrast, the control group students demonstrate lower levels of ethical sensitivity. Students in the “good” and “average” academic performance category, females, and Malay students, gained most from an ethics education. Students from public universities were also found to benefit more than their private university counterparts. The results contribute to the dearth of research in this area and present a case for introducing compulsory business ethics courses in all Malaysian universities offering accounting programs. NeilsonJournals Publishing 2010 Article PeerReviewed Mohamed Saat, Maisarah and Porter, Stacey and Woodbine, Gordon (2010) An exploratory study of the impact of Malaysian ethics education on ethical sensitivity. Journal of Business Ethics Education, 7 . pp. 39-62. ISSN 1649-5195 (Print); 2044-4559 (Electronic) https://philpapers.org/rec/SAAAES
institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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topic L Education (General)
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Mohamed Saat, Maisarah
Porter, Stacey
Woodbine, Gordon
An exploratory study of the impact of Malaysian ethics education on ethical sensitivity
description This paper examines the effectiveness of ethics education provided by Malaysian universities. A total of 264 accounting students attending ethics courses in public and private universities responded to a pre and post questionnaire (treatment group) and another 57 students who did not complete an ethics course (control group) were included for comparative purposes. Statistical analysis reveals that business ethics courses are effective as students demonstrate higher level of ethical sensitivity upon completion of the course. In contrast, the control group students demonstrate lower levels of ethical sensitivity. Students in the “good” and “average” academic performance category, females, and Malay students, gained most from an ethics education. Students from public universities were also found to benefit more than their private university counterparts. The results contribute to the dearth of research in this area and present a case for introducing compulsory business ethics courses in all Malaysian universities offering accounting programs.
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author Mohamed Saat, Maisarah
Porter, Stacey
Woodbine, Gordon
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Woodbine, Gordon
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title An exploratory study of the impact of Malaysian ethics education on ethical sensitivity
title_short An exploratory study of the impact of Malaysian ethics education on ethical sensitivity
title_full An exploratory study of the impact of Malaysian ethics education on ethical sensitivity
title_fullStr An exploratory study of the impact of Malaysian ethics education on ethical sensitivity
title_full_unstemmed An exploratory study of the impact of Malaysian ethics education on ethical sensitivity
title_sort exploratory study of the impact of malaysian ethics education on ethical sensitivity
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url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/37071/
https://philpapers.org/rec/SAAAES
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