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A Comparative Analysis of U.S. and Chinese Business Student Ethical Perceptions |
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| Creator | 1. Charles E. Pettijohn 2. Linda S. Pettijohn |
| Title | A Comparative Analysis of U.S. and Chinese Business Student Ethical Perceptions |
| Publisher | Asian Forum on Business Education (AFBE) |
| Publication Year | 2554 |
| Journal Title | AFBE Journal |
| Journal Vol. | 4 |
| Journal No. | 1 |
| Page no. | 262 |
| Keyword | Business Student,Comparative,USA,China |
| ISSN | 2071-7873 |
| Abstract | As global business becomes a reality for an increasing number of firms, the business-world continues to shrink. Businesses face many challenges operating internationally, but one of the major areas of difficulty is often described as being attributable to culture, as the firm engaging in international business discovers the cultural norms applicable in the home country no longer are applicable in the host country. Ethical challenges arising as a result of these cultural differences may prove to be very significant. Ethical expectations may provide the basis for much of the exchange that occurs in the U.S. However, when operating internationally, business executives are likely to discover that their international counterparts are operating with different rules and standards. For U.S. businesspeople, engaging in business interactions with Chinese business executives is becoming more frequent. Knowing the ethical perceptions and standards of these individuals might help preclude errors that could have significant long-term economic ramifications for both U.S. and Chinese business executives. Based on this perception, research was conducted to compare the ethical perceptions of U.S. business students with those of Chinese business students. The comparisons focused on the students' perceptions as they relate to whether the practice of ethics is a profitable business practice and whether they as consumers feel alienated from the marketplace. The results indicate that comparative differences exist between Chinese and U.S. business students on each of these dimensions. These findings suggest that U.S. business executives working with their Chinese counterparts should be aware of ethical differences which might impact working relationships in business operations. |
