The
Relationship Between Academic Dishonesty and Unethical Business
Practices
Randi L. Sims
Abstract
This
article investigates whether the range and severity of academic dishonesty
engaged in during undergraduate studies is related to the range and
severity of dishonesty engaged in later during employment. Self-reported
data was collect
ed from 60 MBA students. Findings indicate that subjects who admitted to
having engaged in a wide range of academic dishonesty also admitted to a
wide range of work-related dishonesty. Additionally, those subjects who
engaged in behaviors considered sev
erely dishonest in college also engaged in behaviors considered severely
dishonest at work.
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