A Comparative Study of the Effect of Web-Based Versus In-Class Textbook Ethics Instruction on Accounting Students' Propensity to Whistle-Blow

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McManus, 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. https://doi.org/10.1080/08832323.2011.627890
AuthorsMcManus, Lisa, Subramaniam, Nava and James, Wendy
Abstract

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.

Keywordsaccounting education; ethics; web-based teaching; whistle-blowing
Year2012
JournalJournal of Education for Business
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1080/08832323.2011.627890
Research GroupPeter Faber Business School
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EditorsJ.L. Morrison
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