Ethical, Business, and Management Views of China’s Next Generation:  A Quantitative Study of Chinese Undergraduate Students for Improved Pedagogy and More Effective East-West Business Interaction

Allen, William E.

doi:10.11114/bms.v5i1.4131

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“…Regarding relativism, while the studies mentioned here are consistent in their findings that relativism tends to decrease with age, there may be larger countervailing Chinese generational trends. Previous studies have found a progressive lowering of generational reliance on a formal belief system in China and an increased emphasis on required Marxist ideological education in Chinese schools (Allen, 2019). We hypothesize that the impact of this generational educational emphasis is larger than the impact of age, such that the net impact will be that average levels of relativism in our sample will be higher.…”

Section: Idealism Relativism and Age Considerations With Epq Assessmentioning

confidence: 74%

“…Sample characteristics are derived from a companion study (Allen, 2019) assessing a broad range of variables. The majority of students were women (64%), most were in their third year of undergraduate studies (32%), business majors were most common (42%), the father's occupation was most heavily identified as "small business owner" (25%), the large majority of parents were not college educated (71%), and most respondents were members of the Chinese Communist Party (9%) or the Chinese Communist Youth League (87%).…”

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Chinese Ethics: An Empirical Study of Idealism and Relativism

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2019

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The purpose of this empirical study is to examine the relationships between ethical views of certain Chinese demographics and to consider different trends that may affect academic and business considerations in the future pertaining to East-West interaction. This study utilizes Forsyth’s Ethics Position Questionnaire (EPQ) to assess the ethical views of 401 Chinese undergraduate students in a rural province of Central China. Regression analyses are applied to investigate the following hypotheses: In a new Chinese context, the EPQ is applicable for assessing the ethical views of Chinese undergraduate students in rural China. Rural Chinese undergraduate student EPQ results are demonstrative of, and, in view of prior studies, are predictive of changes in Chinese ethical considerations. Rural Chinese undergraduate student EPQ results reflect long held Eastern worldview approaches however, in view of prior studies, there is some increasing similarity with Western EPQ outcomes. The findings of this study support the acceptance of the first and third null hypotheses. The practical implications of this study include an understanding that China, though it is rapidly equating with Western levels of market technology and sophistication, continues to resist Western ideals and ethics. Rather, the blending of Western and Eastern principles will continue to evolve and the Chinese worldview will continue to be dominated by the goals and needs of the Chinese State in a reflection of the millennia old culture. The value of this study is that it updates data relating to Chinese ethical approaches in a fast-changing Chinese and global marketplace. Secondly, it clarifies the different considerations and approaches needed when Westerners are dealing with Chinese counterparts in academia and/or business. Lastly, it posits current and future trends likely to affect East-West relationships in these realms.

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Section: Idealism Relativism and Age Considerations With Epq Assessmentioning

confidence: 74%

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%