Business Ethics Assessment Criteria: Business V. Philosophy—Survey Results

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

E-ISSN: 2153-3326|11|4|623-650

ISSN: 1052-150x

Source: Business Ethics Quarterly, Vol.11, Iss.4, 2001-10, pp. : 623-650

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Abstract

This paper presents the results of and conclusions from a survey of 2,830 college and university undergraduate business and philosophy departments regarding their business ethics offerings. The impetus for this survey included seeking a better understanding of the problems for which business ethics courses are the solution. It was proposed that, if we knew what it is that professors teaching business ethics believe they are teaching—not in terms of content or methods, but in terms of what criteria they are using to assess students’ achievement of the course objectives—we would have a better understanding of what issues business ethics attempts to resolve. The survey focused on ranking six possible assessment criteria drawn from the literature on teaching business ethics.