An Empirical Study of Ethical Opinion in Germany

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Robert W. McGee

Fayetteville State University - Department of Accounting

Serkan Benk

Inonu University

Adriana Ross

Florida International University (FIU)

Harun Kılıçaslan

Sakarya University

Date Written: 2009

Abstract

This study examined six ethical issues that were included in the World Values Surveys. Participants consisted of 252 business students at a German university who were asked to determine the justifiability of six acts using a ten-point Likert scale. The survey found that there was more justification for some acts than others and that some forms of tax evasion were viewed as being more justifiable than others.

Suggested Citation

McGee, Robert W. and Benk, Serkan and Ross, Adriana and Kılıçaslan, Harun, An Empirical Study of Ethical Opinion in Germany (2009). Journal of Accounting, Ethics and Public Policy, Vol. 10, No. 2, p. 243, 2009, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1682607

Robert W. McGee

Fayetteville State University - Department of Accounting ( email )

Fayetteville, NC 28301
United States

HOME PAGE: http://robertwmcgee.com

Serkan Benk (Contact Author)

Inonu University ( email )

İnönü Üniversitesi
Maliye Bölümü
Malatya, 44280
Turkey

Adriana Ross

Florida International University (FIU) ( email )

University Park
11200 SW 8th Street
Miami, FL 33199
United States

Harun Kılıçaslan

Sakarya University ( email )

Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Maliye Bölümü
A Blok Oda:308 Esentepe Kampüsü Serdivan
Sakarya
Turkey
+905353081714 (Phone)

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