Abstract
The aim of this work is to analyse the effect of gender and ethical training received on the sensitivity of university teachers
towards the inclusion of ethics in graduate business studies. To this end, a study has been carried out that uses four ethical
sensitivity indicators for teachers: their opinion about the need to include ethics in the world of business, their opinion
about the need to include ethics in University education involving business studies, the current integration of ethics by
teachers in the subjects they teach, and whether they intend to increase the time set aside for ethics in those subjects in
the future. Results suggest that the ethical training received by teachers has a significant influence on their sensitivity
towards the inclusion of ethics in graduate studies and the introduction of ethical aspects in their classes. Conversely,
the results do not enable us to draw the conclusion that gender is a significant variable in terms of sensitivity towards
the inclusion of ethics in the university education of business students. This work is of special relevance because it adds
to the extremely limited amount of literature available on variables that may explain the attitude of teachers towards the
integration of ethics in higher education, by supporting the thesis defended by many authors of the positive effect of ethical
training on an improvement in sensitivity and ethical judgement.
towards the inclusion of ethics in graduate business studies. To this end, a study has been carried out that uses four ethical
sensitivity indicators for teachers: their opinion about the need to include ethics in the world of business, their opinion
about the need to include ethics in University education involving business studies, the current integration of ethics by
teachers in the subjects they teach, and whether they intend to increase the time set aside for ethics in those subjects in
the future. Results suggest that the ethical training received by teachers has a significant influence on their sensitivity
towards the inclusion of ethics in graduate studies and the introduction of ethical aspects in their classes. Conversely,
the results do not enable us to draw the conclusion that gender is a significant variable in terms of sensitivity towards
the inclusion of ethics in the university education of business students. This work is of special relevance because it adds
to the extremely limited amount of literature available on variables that may explain the attitude of teachers towards the
integration of ethics in higher education, by supporting the thesis defended by many authors of the positive effect of ethical
training on an improvement in sensitivity and ethical judgement.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-17
- DOI 10.1007/s10805-012-9151-x
- Authors
- Marcela Espinosa-Pike, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Avda Lehendakari Aguirre 83, 48015 Bilbao, Spain
- Edurne Aldazabal, University of the Basque Country, Avda Lehendakari Aguirre 83, 48015 Bilbao, Spain
- Ana MartÃn-Arroyuelos, University of the Basque Country, Avda Lehendakari Aguirre 83, 48015 Bilbao, Spain
- Journal Journal of Academic Ethics
- Online ISSN 1572-8544
- Print ISSN 1570-1727