Abstract

Culture is often cited as one of the powerful determinants in shaping the personality and behaviour of individuals. Religion, being an important element of culture, is seen as playing an important role in determining how people behave in certain situations. Various authors have suggested religion as an important dimension in Malaysian ethical behaviour studies especially for the Malays. Yet this construct is generally ignored or incorporated into other constructs. This study investigates the influence of religious education on the perceptions of unethical business practices among final year students in one of the local universities in Malaysia. In particular, this study examines the impact of education stream on the level of religious commitment among Malay Muslim students and how these two variables influence their ethical judgment. It was found that the level of religiosity is negative and significantly related to the level of tolerant towards unethical business practices. The findings also establish that more students from the religious education stream are found to be more religious and consequently, are less tolerance towards unethical business practices.

Highlights

  • The relationship between the cultural environment and ethical perceptions has been widely explored

  • This study investigates the influence of the education stream on the level of religious commitment and ethical awareness of the final year students in one of the local universities in Malaysia

  • The study suggests that the degree of religiosity has a significant influence on the ethical awareness of Malay Muslims in Malaysia

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Summary

Introduction

The relationship between the cultural environment and ethical perceptions has been widely explored (see for example Hunt and Vitel, 1986; Choi, 2001; Srnka, 2004). This study investigates the influence of the education stream on the level of religious commitment and ethical awareness of the final year students in one of the local universities in Malaysia. The study examines the relationships between the different streams of education of the students (that is, religious stream versus secular stream) and their level of religious commitment as measured by the Muslim Attitudes towards Religiosity Scale (MARS) (a scale adapted from Wilde and Joseph (1997). The study examines the relationship between the religiosity score obtained by these students and their. The first section discusses the impact of culture, religion, religiosity and Islamic ethical philosophy. It further reviews previous attempts drawn from the literature to measure religiosity. The conclusion and recommendations for future research are presented in the final section

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