Academic culture and codes of ethics an investigation in economics and business higher education
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Organisational culture is a crucial factor in the operation, development, and the success of any organisation. While some elements of culture are unanimously accepted by a particular community, it appears that other values cannot always be considered evident. As this is increasingly true of organisational culture, it is essential that members of an organisation should be sensitised to the common value system of the organisation. Academic culture is no exception to this phenomenon. Academic integrity is one of the concepts which needs to be made explicit for the members of an academic community. The focus of the current paper is to examine the codes of ethics in institutions of higher education in the field of business and economic studies. Studies confirm that business students are more likely to violate academic integrity than students in other fields of study. This apparent relationship draws increased attention to ethical issues pertaining to academic integrity already during university studies. Although the existence of a code of ethics does not automatically result in academic integrity, yet it might be the first step in promoting a culture of integrity. A further aim of the study is to map how these common principles are communicated to students and faculty. The exploratory research examines the codes of ethics, gives an overview of the most frequently occurring areas that the codes of ethics cover, and finally attempts to explore how students are assisted in complying with the principles of ethical integrity.
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