Attitudes of Business Students’ Toward Plagiarism

Quah, Chun Hoo; Stewart, Natalie; Lee, Jason Wai Chow

doi:10.1007/s10805-012-9157-4

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“…Failures to account for the effects of differences in consumers across nation‐based ethical values will hinder a marketer's effort to expand internationally (McDonald, ; Topol and Sherman, ; Singhapakdi et al ., ). Studies show individual culture affects consumers' ethical decision making (Ferrell and Gresham, ; Hunt and Vitell, ; Singhapakdi et al ., ; Quah et al ., ). For example, digital piracy is most rampant in countries with emerging economies, such as China and Indonesia compared with countries with advanced economies such as USA and Australia (Wang et al ., ; Chatzidakis and Mitussis, ; Bender and Wang, ).…”

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Who is more ethical? Cross‐cultural comparison of consumer ethics between religious and non‐religious consumers

Arli

Pekerti

2016

J of Consumer Behaviour

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Religion is a significant part of daily life that affects consumers' decisions and behaviors. Religious consumers are predicted to be more ethical than non-religious consumers. Nonetheless, past research suggests mixed results. Hence, the present study has two main objectives:(1) to examine differences in moral ideologies and ethical beliefs among religious and non-religious consumers in Indonesia and Australia and (2) to investigate the impact of moral ideologies and religiosity on consumer ethical beliefs. This is one of the first cross-cultural studies to compare consumer moral ideology (specifically, idealism and relativism) and consumer ethical beliefs between religious and nonreligious consumers. The results show that religious consumers tend more toward idealism than relativism and have stronger ethical beliefs regarding negative consumer ethical behaviors compared with non-religious consumers. However, for ethical beliefs regarding specific consumer behaviors, namely, recycling and software piracy/buying counterfeit, the effect of religion was overshadowed by cultural differences between the two countries. This study contributes to the debate on the impact of moral ideologies and religiosity on consumer ethical beliefs. The findings may assist managers and public policymakers in their efforts to mitigate unethical consumer activities.

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Who is more ethical? Cross‐cultural comparison of consumer ethics between religious and non‐religious consumers

Arli

Pekerti

2016

J of Consumer Behaviour

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“…The serious problem of plagiarism has occured in universities worldwide at least since the mid-eighteenth century (Quah, Stewart, & Lee 2012), with high rates of plagiarism being reported in Australia, China, North America, and the United Kingdom (Ehrich, Howard, Mu, & Bokosmaty, 2016).…”

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Canadian university students’ gendered attitudes toward plagiarism

Bokosmaty

Ehrich

Eady

et al. 2017

Journal of Further and Higher Education

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Prior research on plagiarism has indicated that men may have a greater predisposition toward academic dishonesty than women. However, little research has been conducted using psychometrically tested instruments to validate such claims. To address this gap, a survey was conducted with 377 undergraduate students at a Canadian university on their attitudes toward plagiarism using a psychometrically validated instrument (the Attitudes Toward Plagiarism Questionnaire-Revised). Using differential item functioning/ Rasch analysis, no overall differences in attitudes toward plagiarism based on gender were found. A descriptive analysis of both men and women revealed that while only a concerning minority of students reported engaging in plagiarist behaviours; there was a tendency for students to take a permissive stance on plagiarism. These results are discussed within the wider context of plagiarism research in higher education.

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“…Also, high Machs are more likely to view violating intellectual property and privacy rights as acceptable (Winter et al 2004); to exhibit bullying in the workplace (Pilch and Turska 2014); to view impression management during job interviews as an acceptable strategy (Lopes and Fletcher 2004); and to exhibit deception during job interviews (Hogue et al 2013). In addition, high Machs have a positive attitude toward cheating (Bloodgood et al 2010;Saulsbury et al 2011) and plagiarism (Quah et al 2012), and intend to behave unethically (Chen and Tang 2013). Wakefield (2008) explored the Machiavellian trait of U.S. CPAs.…”

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“…Also, idealists are more likely to recognize ethical issues (Valentine and Bateman 2011) and to report wrong-doing (Barnett et al 1996). In addition, idealists have high professional commitment (Shaub et al 1993), and have a negative attitude toward cheating (Saulsbury et al 2011) and plagiarism (Quah et al 2012). On the other hand, relativists (individuals with high relativism) are more likely to make unethical choices (Kish-Gephart et al 2010), more likely to view violating intellectual property rights as acceptable (Winter et al 2004), and are less likely to judge reporting wrong-doing as ethical (Barnett et al 1996).…”

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“…On the other hand, relativists (individuals with high relativism) are more likely to make unethical choices (Kish-Gephart et al 2010), more likely to view violating intellectual property rights as acceptable (Winter et al 2004), and are less likely to judge reporting wrong-doing as ethical (Barnett et al 1996). In addition, relativists have a positive attitude toward plagiarism (Quah et al 2012), have low professional commitment (Shaub et al 1993), and intend to behave unethically (Valentine and Bateman 2011). This evidence suggests that idealism is associated with more ethical decision making and relativism is associated with less ethical decision making.…”

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Machiavellianism, Moral Orientation, Social Desirability Response Bias, and Anti-intellectualism: A Profile of Canadian Accountants

Triki

Cook²,

Bay³

2015

J Bus Ethics

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Prior research has demonstrated that accountants differ from the general population on many personality traits. Understanding accountants' personality traits is important when these characteristics may impact professional behavior or ability to work with members of the business community. Our study investigates the relationship between Machiavellianism, ethical orientation (idealism, relativism), anti-intellectualism, and social desirability response bias in Canadian accountants. We find that Canadian accountants score much higher on the Machiavellianism scale than U.S. accountants. Additionally, our results show a significant relationship between Machiavellianism and relativism, idealism, anti-intellectualism, and social desirability response bias. Our results indicate that professional Canadian accountants may not share the same personality characteristics as U.S. accountants. We extend previous research investigating Canadian accountants, by explicitly recognizing the impact of social desirability response bias, and by including anti-intellectualism.

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Attitudes of Business Students’ Toward Plagiarism

Cited by 32 publications

References 45 publications

Who is more ethical? Cross‐cultural comparison of consumer ethics between religious and non‐religious consumers

Who is more ethical? Cross‐cultural comparison of consumer ethics between religious and non‐religious consumers

Canadian university students’ gendered attitudes toward plagiarism

Machiavellianism, Moral Orientation, Social Desirability Response Bias, and Anti-intellectualism: A Profile of Canadian Accountants

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