Abstract
The epidemic of college cheating is evolving to include more sophisticated schemes that are more difficult to detect. Business students’ cheating is even more concerning because such behavior in college predicts workplace cheating (Nonis & Swift, 2001). The current study examines procrastination as a personality variable that affects business students’ perceptions of cheating ethics. A survey of 370 undergraduate and graduate business students was conducted. The results showed that low procrastinators were more likely to view cheating actions as more unethical compared to high procrastinators. Low procrastinators also had higher academic performance.
Highlights
The epidemic of college cheating is evolving to include more sophisticated schemes that are more difficult to detect
The results showed that business students who scored high on procrastination were more lenient towards cheating and perceived cheating actions as more ethical compared to low procrastinators
Based on previous research documenting the negative consequences of academic procrastination, the current study examines its relationship to cheating perceptions
Summary
The epidemic of college cheating is evolving to include more sophisticated schemes that are more difficult to detect. The results showed that business students who scored high on procrastination were more lenient towards cheating and perceived cheating actions as more ethical compared to low procrastinators. The current study examines the ethical perceptions of various cheating actions among business students. The current study uses the psychological variable of procrastination to examine the ethical perception of cheating.
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