Neglect research Neglect development Neglect reputation of the
rm Focus on the short-term share price Neglect the future of the
business and the community It is a common practice within business
schools to marginalizie ethics by scattering ethics topics
supercially and incoherently across the curriculum.
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Ethical issues are often complex and that business faculty are
often unprepared to teach the nuances of ethical choices in their
disciplines 46 % indicated that at the under- graduate level there
is a shortage of faculty expertise, 44 % indicated that faculty
lacked adequate expertise at the graduate level
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I. Foundations of Decision Making II. Clarifying Rules for
Academic Publications III. Motivating Others to Understand Values
IV. Examining the Pressures of the Current Business Environment
Establishing a Culture that Reinforces Integrity VI. Creating
Better Monitoring Systems VII. Identify the Benets of Virtuous
Conduct VIII. Foster Dialogue About Ethics and Values IX.
Increasing Communication Between Academics and Practitioners X. V.
Identifying Consequences of Unethical Behavior identify the
importance of these ten ethically related outcomes
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I. Foundations of Decision Making III. Motivating Others to
Understand Values Creating Better Monitoring Systems VII. Identify
the Benets of Virtuous Conduct VIII. Foster Dialogue About Ethics
and Values IX. Increasing Communication Between Academics and
Practitioners X. This result is consistent with the recommendations
of several scholars who have identied the importance of creating an
ethical culture to sustain an environment of academic
integrity
Slide 8
Revisit the implications of the current practice of teaching
The Academy of Management should expand the responsibilities of its
Ethics Education Committee Ceate a more effective culture of
academic integrity on business school campuses Consider
opportunities to raise the focus of business students on applying
the principles and values taught in order to increase students
understanding of the application of those principles and values.
Subject matter experts and faculty who teach and conduct research
in business ethics should expand their research, particularly in
applied research elds, that address how important ethical outcomes
can be more effectively achieved on business school campuses and in
society. Decision making Examine pressures Motivate others to
understand values Clarify rules for academic publication