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Ethics have received increased attention from the media and acadernia in recent years. Most reports suggest that one form of unethical conduct-plagiarism-is on the rise in the business schools. Stereotypes of Asian students as being more prone to plagiarize are frequently found in the literature, though not concretely substantiated. This study used a behavioral criterion to examine the relationships among ethnicity, acculturation, and plagiarism in a sample of 158 undergraduate and graduate students. Significant differences in plagiarism behavior were found based on level of student acculturation, but not ethnrclty. Considerations and implications for training and managins1 international students and workers are discussed. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT] Full Text Turn on search term navigation Headnote Ethics have received increased attention from the media and acadernia in recent years. Most reports suggest that one form of unethical conduct-plagiarism-is on the rise in the business schools. Stereotypes of Asian students as being more prone to plagiarize are frequently found in the literature, though not concretely substantiated. This study used a behavioral criterion to examine the relationships among ethnicity, acculturation, and plagiarism in a sample of 158 undergraduate and graduate students. Significant differences in plagiarism behavior were found based on level of student acculturation, but not ethnicity. Considerations and implications for training and managinq international students and workers are discussed.

In today's globalized economy, more people are migrating to work and live in foreign countries as sojourners or immigrants. Biases against the foreign born can be blatant or subtle. We examined the phenomenon of the glass ceiling, a more subtle form of unequal treatment of the foreign born, for first-generation Asian American scientists in the U.S. pharmaceutical industry, drawing from a study of their career aspirations, strategies, and challenges. Based on in-depth interviews, we identified 4 categories of career aspirations that shed light on their desire to pursue management and leadership positions in American research and development (R&D) organizations. We found that few Asian-Born American (ABA) scientists sought purely managerial careers. But 38% aspired to be executives while involved in scientific research. Further analysis suggested that ABA scientists saw a glass ceiling and identified its causes. Surprisingly, 1 key cause was the scientists themselves. We develop a Glass Ceiling model for the foreign born to frame future research and managerial approaches for leadership development of these R&D scientists.

The design, development, and assessment of web-based multimedia learning resources are important aspects of engineering education. The Media Design and Assessment Laboratory at the University of Missouri-Rolla was established to facilitate the interaction between web designers and content providers. It was created under the auspices of the Instructional Software Development Center. This paper will discuss design philosophy in terms of the identification of fundamental concepts, development steps, and assessment implementation within the context of ongoing projects. These projects include modules for an optics curriculum, tutorials for an interdisciplinary course, and interactive software for a basic engineering course.

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