Dietrich L. Schaupp

Pygmalion effect: An issue for business education and ethics

This study reports the results of a survey designed to assess the impact of business education on the ethical beliefs of business students. The study examines the beliefs of graduate and undergraduate students about ethical behavior in educational settings. The investigation indicates that the behavior which students learn or perceive is required to succeed in business schools may run counter to the ethical sanctions of society and the business community.

Ethics in Education: A Comparative Study

This study reports the results of a survey designed to assess the impact of education on the perceptions of ethical beliefs of students. The study examines the beliefs of students from selected colleges in an eastern university. The results indicate that beliefs which students perceive are required to succeed in the university differ among colleges. Business and economics students consistently perceive a greater need for unethical beliefs than students from other colleges.

Teaching business ethics: Bringing reality to the classroom

This paper presents an alternative method for discussing ethical issues. The method supports the use of the real world situations and emphasizes the interaction of all constituencies. The method incorporates the use of newspaper reports of real-life occurrences. It also stresses the use of local stories when possible.

Value Systems as Predictors of Managerial Decision Styles of Arab Executives

Investigates managerial values as predictors of managerial decision styles. A multiple regression analysis indicated that existential values related positively to a consultative decision‐making style while tribalistic values related significantly to a pseudo‐consultative decision‐making style. Furthermore, identifies value dimensions attributed to each decision‐making style.

The Right Choice: A Case Method for Taching Ethics in Marketing

This article outlines a useful methodology for incorporating ethics into the marketing classroom. Students are encouraged to explore the ramifications of a variety of marketing situations and determine the appropriate response for each. The exercise evolves into a discussion of the underlying justification for arriving at that particular decision. This pedagogical approach has proven useful in moving ethical decisions away from situation specific answers and toward internalized decisions.

Iraqi Managers' Beliefs about Work

Abstract The relationship between beliefs about work and selected demographic variables was examined for a sample of 203 Iraqi managers. Belief systems differed across income, sex, educational level, field of education, and social background; also, cultural patterns and economic conditions had a considerable effect on managerial beliefs. In particular, a “Marxist-related belief system” was a significant factor among Iraqi managers. The instrument was a two-part questionnaire designed and used in earlier studies to measure personal belief, adapted in this case to an Iraqi audience.

Ethics in Social Networking: A Framework for Evaluating Online Information Disclosure

Participation and membership in social networking sites has exploded in the past several years. Services such as Myspace, Facebook, and LinkedIn have evolved from niche communities to active societies. In addition to an increase in usage rates among certain demographic groups, there has also been an increase in the amount and type of information participants freely reveal. In this paper, we integrate decision making research from marketing, theology and privacy literature to explain information disclosure in online communities. In particular, we use Potters Box to propose a framework for evaluating the ethical implications of online information disclosure. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

An international study of ethics

This study presents the results of a survey of graduate students from three cultural backgrounds. English, German, and American business students responded to an eleven-item survey designed to assess ones beliefs about what is necessary to succeed in graduate business programs. The results indicate that the attributes which students believe are required to succeed differ among cultures, with the greatest differences occurring between the American and European respondents.