The antecedents and outcomes of higher education student ethics

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Setyabudi Indartono, Nahiyah Jaidi, Arum Darmawati, Lies Endarwati, Balamuralithara Balakrishnan

2020 International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change Vol. 11 Issue 9 Article Cited by 1 Quartile

Abstract

Scholars believe that students "cheating" behaviour at school has a significant effect on their unethical behaviour at work. Scholars argue that many ethical studies have different foci such as behavioural rather than attitudinal approaches, rigid rather than dynamic perspectives, different moral frameworks, and wider use of exchange theory. Accordingly, this study investigates the further robust model of students' ethical behaviour. This study collected 588 respondents from Indonesian and Malaysian students of various faculties who completed the survey. The ethical behaviour of the student is believed to have internal and external antecedents and outcomes. A better level of ethics is expected to increase their outcomes. It is also indicated that ethical behaviour mediates its antecedents to the outcomes. It shows that the effect of students' learning motivation and resilience on the team may change if the student has better ethical behaviour. Hence the proper ethical development programs for the student may achieve better results. © 2020 Primrose Hall Publishing Group.

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Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Indonesia; Sultan Idris Education University, Malaysia