The Impact of the National Culture Dimension and Corruption on Students' Moral Competencies - Research Results

• Autorzy: Charles Wankel , Agata Stachowicz-Stanusch , Jane Sekarsari Tamtana
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Today's university students will be tomorrow's business managers. Recognition of this truth by scholars may explain the proliferation of research regarding ethical behavior of university students in general, and business students in particular, over the past 15-20 years. Many scholars see the genesis of the crisis of the business world's ethical values in applied methods for developing students' moral competence during their university education. Criticism of business education as well as its significance and responsibility for the ethical climate of the business world inspired the authors to define the following research question: "What is the impact of national culture and the perception of corruption on students' moral competencies?" In this paper was presented research results for Indonesia, Poland, and the United States about the influence of national culture dimensions and corruption perception on students' moral competences. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Students; National culture; Corruption; Morality; Research results

PL

Studenci; Kultura narodowa; Korupcja; Moralność; Wyniki badań

• Czasopismo: Journal of Intercultural Management
• Rocznik: 2011
• Tom: 3
• Numer: nr 2
• Strony: 19--45

Twórcy

autor

Charles Wankel

• St. John's University, New York, USA

autor

Agata Stachowicz-Stanusch

• Silesian University of Technology, Poland

autor

Jane Sekarsari Tamtana

• Trisakti University, Jakarta, Indonesia

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