The authors investigated the relationships between college cheating, self-efficacy, neutralization theory, and social desirability. Studies indicated that individuals who engaged in cheating had lower levels of self-efficacy and more frequently neutralized (rationalized) cheating behaviors. However, there is a paucity of research examining the…

This investigation examined whether academic entitlement (AE) and academic dishonesty (AD) increased significantly over the course of the first semester of university coursework. AE and AD were measured at three time points over students' first semester in university and examined for change. While both increased, only AE's increase was…

The reasons why little has been learned about how many times college students say they have cheated are examined. It is argued that the main reason is that the frequency distribution of the self-reported number of times cheated is not collected and reported appropriately. Other reasons, which appear to be either solvable or manageable, but…

McCabe, Butterfield, & Treviño (2012) recently proposed a model for helping universities cultivate a moral culture of academic integrity. This qualitative study examined how a national sample of 75 students perceived the moral culture within their university using the McCabe et al. model as a basis for analysis. The analysis revealed that…

Focus on business ethics has increased however, incidents of academic dishonesty among business school students has also increased at the same time. Simply adding ethics courses to business programs appears to offer little guidance for student action, action that is transferred from the university to the business world. More is needed if we wish…

Vignettes are used to examine the relation between students observing faculty actions and students' attitude that it is okay to cheat. The action is that the instructor uses either a low or a high level of cheating deterrence for the exam. The results indicate a statistically significant difference in attitudes upon observing the actions.

The phenomenon of cheating on exams, which harms both the reputation of an academic institution and the students who don't cheat, is becoming increasingly common. We attempt to shed light on this phenomenon using data from a survey of graduates of the College of Management Academic Studies in Israel. Three aspects of the problem are examined: 1)…

The purpose of the research was quadrupled. It investigated the prevalence of anti-social behaviours in campuses of Nigerian universities. Several student fitness aspirants and recreationists perceived examination malpractices (85%), stealing (83%), armed robbery (81%), prostitution (82%), drunkenness (80%), smoking (79%), hard drug consumption…

Dishonest behavior at the college level, particularly by business students, is an ethical issue of concern to the academic and business communities. Corporate scandals and federal legislation have brought additional attention to the ethical behavior of business leaders and the role of higher education in training the leaders of tomorrow. If…

Measures college students' willingness to accept an unethical educational proposition. Results suggest a cumulative effect between exposure to educational commercialization and the willingness to accept unethical behavior. Interesting differences between student and faculty expectations of cheating and actual behavior were observed. Future…