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A comparative study of the effect of web-based versus in-class textbook ethics instruction on accounting students' propensity to whistle-blow

MaManus, Lisa, Subramaniam, Nava and James, Wendy 2012, A comparative study of the effect of web-based versus in-class textbook ethics instruction on accounting students' propensity to whistle-blow, Journal of education for business, vol. 87, no. 6, pp. 333-342.

Document type: Journal Article
Collection: Faculty of Business and Law
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Title A comparative study of the effect of web-based versus in-class textbook ethics instruction on accounting students' propensity to whistle-blow
Author(s) MaManus, Lisa
Subramaniam, Nava
James, Wendy
Journal name Journal of education for business
Volume number 87
Issue number 6
Start page 333
End page 342
Total pages 10
Publisher Routledge
Place of publication Philadelphia, Pa.
Publication date 2012
ISSN 0883-2323
Keyword(s) accounting education
whistle-blowing
web-based teaching
ethics
Summary The authors examined whether accounting students’ propensity to whistle-blow differed between those instructed through a web-based teaching module and those exposed to a traditional in-class textbook-focused approach. A total of 156 students from a second-year financial accounting course participated in the study. Ninety students utilized the web-based module whereas 66 students were instructed through a traditional teaching approach based on ethical problems presented in the textbook. Subsequently, when presented with a whistle-blowing situation, it was found that students exposed to a web-based ethics instruction module were more likely to whistle-blow than those students exposed to a traditional in-class textbook ethics instruction approach.
Language eng
Field of Research 150102 Auditing and Accountability
Socio Economic Objective 900201 Administration and Business Support Services
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
ERA Research output type C Journal article
HERDC collection year 2012
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30049523
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