A study on perceptions of examination cheating behavior among business students in higher education institutions
Cheating among business students is not uncommon since many decades ago. It has been a great concern as this ethical perception may drive the business students towards unethical behavior in the workplace. The morality and ethical behavior among business students are crucial as misconduct practices i...
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| description | Cheating among business students is not uncommon since many decades ago. It has been a great concern as this ethical perception may drive the business students towards unethical behavior in the workplace. The morality and ethical behavior among business students are crucial as misconduct practices in workplace is not something new. Ethics is important in the business because it helps identify and issues associated with ethical issues affecting business performance within the organization. In particular, organizations may perform well if they adhere to strong business ethics. The purpose of this study was to investigate the perception of examination cheating behavior among business students in higher education institutions. The design of this study is survey responses of 244 business students from higher education institution located in Klang Valley were analyzed. The findings in this study reviewed that factors contributing to examination cheating behavior includes attitude, pressure, self-esteem, and peer influence. The results were found that pressure, self-esteem and peer influence are the main factors that contribute to examination cheating behavior among business students. It was found that the attitude has no direct relationship towards examination cheating behavior. This study provides a robust implication for the higher education institutions and stakeholders to raise ethical awareness as well as moral development among business students’ integrity. Careful insight needs to be taken as this unethical behavior will damage their future. |
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| spelling | utar-50592023-02-27T07:15:14Z A study on perceptions of examination cheating behavior among business students in higher education institutions Kue, Wei Ling HF Commerce Cheating among business students is not uncommon since many decades ago. It has been a great concern as this ethical perception may drive the business students towards unethical behavior in the workplace. The morality and ethical behavior among business students are crucial as misconduct practices in workplace is not something new. Ethics is important in the business because it helps identify and issues associated with ethical issues affecting business performance within the organization. In particular, organizations may perform well if they adhere to strong business ethics. The purpose of this study was to investigate the perception of examination cheating behavior among business students in higher education institutions. The design of this study is survey responses of 244 business students from higher education institution located in Klang Valley were analyzed. The findings in this study reviewed that factors contributing to examination cheating behavior includes attitude, pressure, self-esteem, and peer influence. The results were found that pressure, self-esteem and peer influence are the main factors that contribute to examination cheating behavior among business students. It was found that the attitude has no direct relationship towards examination cheating behavior. This study provides a robust implication for the higher education institutions and stakeholders to raise ethical awareness as well as moral development among business students’ integrity. Careful insight needs to be taken as this unethical behavior will damage their future. 2019 Final Year Project / Dissertation / Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf http://eprints.utar.edu.my/5059/1/07_KueWL_FYP_Complete.pdf Kue, Wei Ling (2019) A study on perceptions of examination cheating behavior among business students in higher education institutions. Final Year Project, UTAR. http://eprints.utar.edu.my/5059/ |
| spellingShingle | HF Commerce Kue, Wei Ling A study on perceptions of examination cheating behavior among business students in higher education institutions |
| title | A study on perceptions of examination cheating behavior among business students in higher education institutions |
| title_full | A study on perceptions of examination cheating behavior among business students in higher education institutions |
| title_fullStr | A study on perceptions of examination cheating behavior among business students in higher education institutions |
| title_full_unstemmed | A study on perceptions of examination cheating behavior among business students in higher education institutions |
| title_short | A study on perceptions of examination cheating behavior among business students in higher education institutions |
| title_sort | study on perceptions of examination cheating behavior among business students in higher education institutions |
| topic | HF Commerce |
| url | http://eprints.utar.edu.my/5059/ http://eprints.utar.edu.my/5059/1/07_KueWL_FYP_Complete.pdf |