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Determining the moderating effect of age on the relationship between education and level of cognitive moral reasoning
Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/27170 Determining the moderating effect of age on the relationship between education and level of cognitive moral reasoning Price, Gavin ichelp@gibs.co.za Van der Scholtz, Lance UCTD Cognitive moral reasoning Unethical behaviour Decision making Postconventional thought Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012. Ethics in South African business has become a key factor in the success or failure of the economy. The purpose of this study is therefore to gain a deeper understanding of the effect that level of education and type of education has on cognitive moral reasoning, and the moderating effect that age has on these relationships. Of particular interest in this study is the role of business orientated education.The sample included individuals who have attained various types and levels of education from all religious, racial and socio-economic backgrounds. The instrument used to evaluate the level of cognitive moral reasoning of each individual in the sample was the second version of the Defining Issues Test (DIT) originally by Rest (1979), i.e. DIT-2 adapted by Narvaez, Thoma and Bebeau (1999).The most significant finding of the research is the apparent surge in postconventional moral thinking of younger people with business oriented education. This finding was significant given previous findings of similar studies regarding age and business students. No significant evidence was found to differentiate males versus females, as well as the influence of level of education.The results raise the question of the longevity of the effects of ethical training, and whether perhaps the effects are most evident during the time of the training. Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) unrestricted 2013-09-07T10:51:53Z 2012-10-01 2013-09-07T10:51:53Z 2012-03-08 2012-10-01 2012-08-11 Dissertation Van der Scholtz, L 2011, Determining the moderating effect of age on the relationship between education and level of cognitive moral reasoning, MBA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27170 > F/12/4/794/zw http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27170 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08112012-180313/ © 2011 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Cognitive moral reasoning Unethical behaviour Decision making Postconventional thought Determining the moderating effect of age on the relationship between education and level of cognitive moral reasoning |
| title | Determining the moderating effect of age on the relationship between education and level of cognitive moral reasoning |
| title_full | Determining the moderating effect of age on the relationship between education and level of cognitive moral reasoning |
| title_fullStr | Determining the moderating effect of age on the relationship between education and level of cognitive moral reasoning |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determining the moderating effect of age on the relationship between education and level of cognitive moral reasoning |
| title_short | Determining the moderating effect of age on the relationship between education and level of cognitive moral reasoning |
| title_sort | determining the moderating effect of age on the relationship between education and level of cognitive moral reasoning |
| topic | UCTD Cognitive moral reasoning Unethical behaviour Decision making Postconventional thought |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27170 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08112012-180313/ |