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Business Research Article Synopsis

A Comparison of Academic Dishonesty among Business Students in a Public and Private Catholic University by Bob S. Brown and Peggy Choong (2003) is a qualitative, nonexperimental survey research. In the wake of recent corporate scandals, corporations and researchers have turned their focus to management ethics. The purpose of this study by Brown and Choong (2003) is to ôcompare the academic dishonesty of business administration majors at a state university and a private Catholic universityö (28). The comparison is sought to determine any relationship between the secular or religious status of a school and academic dishonesty.

Business Problems under Investigation

The high level of unethical management behavior of recent times motivated Brown and Choong to compare academic dishonesty in business students at a state university and a private Catholic university. The researchers attempted to determine any relationship between levels of academic dishonesty and either a secular or religious education. If business administration majors from religious schools exhibit lower levels of academic dishonesty, corporations may wish to recruit managers with strong religious convictions. Another business problem under investigation is the determination of whether or not high levels of academic dishonesty in business administration students have led to the recent wake of corporate scandals due to unethical management behavior.

Parties Involved in Conducting Research

The parties involved in conducting the research were Bob S. Brown and Peggy Choong, both Ph.D. professors at Marshall University and Niagara University respectively. Brown developed a questionnaire that included sixteen practices culled from the literature on academic dishonesty (Brown and Choong 2003). The questionnaire also included 11 reasons drawn from the literature on academic honesty as to why students

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