Role of Gender and Business Ethics Education in Ethical Judgment of Post Graduate Students

Abstract

The present study is undertaken to analyze the impact of gender on ethical judgment of business students taking business ethics education into consideration. This study aims to examine the impact of gender and business ethics education on the ethical judgment of postgraduate students. The sample of 90 students was chosen from the postgraduate business students studying in a private B-school in Uttar Pradesh. The business school offered business ethics course as optional course in third semester. The ethical judgment was measured with the help of two scenarios which were adopted from Frank (2004). The first ethical dilemma was related with business situation and the other was related with a non-business related situation. The study finds that though business ethics education and gender plays little role in improving the ethical judgment of young post graduate students, yet business ethics education plays an important role on the relationship between gender and ethical judgment. This study is limited to postgraduate business students considering the fact that these students have fairly developed understanding of business ethical issues.