THE IMPACT OF A SHIFT IN ORGANIZATIONAL ROLE ON ETHICAL PERCEPTIONS -A COMPARATIVE-STUDY

This study investigates ethical decisionmaking by considering the diff erences in ethical judgments between undergraduate business and MBA st udents on selected ethical issues facing employees and managers of tod ay's businesses. The study further investigates differences in ethical judgments between undergraduates and MBAs in terms of a perceived pos ition as an employee or as a manager. The findings indicate that under graduate students tend to be more ethical than MBA students and that b oth groups tend to be more ethical when they perceive themselves as ma nagers rather than employees. The authors discuss the implications for both business practitioners and educators.