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This study reports the results of a survey designed to assess the impact of education on the perceptions of ethical beliefs of students. The study examines the beliefs of students from selected colleges in an eastern university. The results indicate that beliefs which students perceive are required to succeed in the university differ among colleges. Business and economics students consistently perceive a greater need for unethical beliefs than students from other colleges.
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Michael S. Lane is an Associate Professor of Management at West Virginia University. He is the coauthor of “Corporate Goal structures and Business students: A Comparative Study of Values,” Journal of Business Ethics (1989).
Dietrich L. Schaupp is Professor of Management at West Virginia University. He is the coauthor of “Pygmalion Effect: An Issue for Business Education and Ethics,” Journal of Business Ethics (1988).
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Lane, M.S., Schaupp, D. Ethics in education: A comparative study. J Bus Ethics 8, 943–949 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00383429
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