When being good is not enough: towards contextual education of business leadership ethics
In light of continuing leadership scandals, ethics education has become a recurrent topic in public discourse. However, advancement of educational models, formats, and content rest with a number of questions that remain unanswered and subject to mixed research results. In this study, we contribute t...
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ftlithuaniansrc:oai:elaba:33699393 2023-05-15T16:49:02+02:00 When being good is not enough: towards contextual education of business leadership ethics Hermannsdottir, Audur Štangej, Olga Kristinsson, Kari 2018 http://vu.lvb.lt/VU:ELABAPDB33699393&prefLang=en_US eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.30924/mjcmi/2018.23.2.1 http://vu.lvb.lt/VU:ELABAPDB33699393&prefLang=en_US Management: journal of contemporary management issues, Split : University of Split, 2018, vol. 23, no. 2, p. 1-14 ISSN 1331-0194 eISSN 1846-3363 Business ethics education ethics education ethical leadership info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2018 ftlithuaniansrc https://doi.org/10.30924/mjcmi/2018.23.2.1 2021-12-02T00:11:16Z In light of continuing leadership scandals, ethics education has become a recurrent topic in public discourse. However, advancement of educational models, formats, and content rest with a number of questions that remain unanswered and subject to mixed research results. In this study, we contribute to the discourse on ethics education and its fundamental questions on the role of education in shaping attitudes towards business ethics. Through a survey of 61 students in Iceland, we examine the attitudinal differences between business and non-business students, and the effects of education. The results of the study indicate that education of the future business leaders calls for a contextualized approach to business ethical dilemmas. The study yields implications for secondary and tertiary levels of education. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland LSRC VL (Lithuanian Social Research Centre Virtual Library) Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues 23 2 1 14 |
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In light of continuing leadership scandals, ethics education has become a recurrent topic in public discourse. However, advancement of educational models, formats, and content rest with a number of questions that remain unanswered and subject to mixed research results. In this study, we contribute to the discourse on ethics education and its fundamental questions on the role of education in shaping attitudes towards business ethics. Through a survey of 61 students in Iceland, we examine the attitudinal differences between business and non-business students, and the effects of education. The results of the study indicate that education of the future business leaders calls for a contextualized approach to business ethical dilemmas. The study yields implications for secondary and tertiary levels of education. |
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