J 2023

Attitudes to Cheating as a Predictor of Actual Cheating Behaviour: Comparative Analysis of Students of Masters Programmes in Business in Slovakia and Croatia

CAHA, Zdeněk, Mario BOGDANOVIC a Lara CAKIC

Základní údaje

Originální název

Attitudes to Cheating as a Predictor of Actual Cheating Behaviour: Comparative Analysis of Students of Masters Programmes in Business in Slovakia and Croatia

Název česky

Postoje k podvádění jako prediktor skutečného podvodného chování: Komparativní analýza studentů magisterských programů se zaměřením na podnikání na Slovensku a v Chorvatsku

Název anglicky

Attitudes to Cheating as a Predictor of Actual Cheating Behaviour: Comparative Analysis of Students of Masters Programmes in Business in Slovakia and Croatia

Autoři

CAHA, Zdeněk (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí), Mario BOGDANOVIC a Lara CAKIC

Vydání

AD ALTA: Journal of Interdisciplinary Research, Hradec Králové, ČR, Akademické sdružení MAGNANIMITAS Assn. 2023, 1804-7890

Další údaje

Jazyk

čeština

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50200 5.2 Economics and Business

Stát vydavatele

Česká republika

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Kód RIV

RIV/75081431:_____/23:00002494

Organizační jednotka

Vysoká škola technická a ekonomická v Českých Budějovicích

UT WoS

000921624200003

Klíčová slova česky

podvádění; podvodné chování; postoje k podvádění; pokrytectví; Ajzenova teorie plánovaného chování; organizační chování; řízení lidských zdrojů; OB/HRM

Klíčová slova anglicky

cheating; cheating behaviour; attitudes to cheating; hypocrisy; Ajzen theory of planned behaviour; organisation behaviour; human resources management; OB/HRM

Štítky

Změněno: 10. 3. 2023 10:41, Barbora Kroupová

Anotace

V originále

The aim of this study was to gain an insight into the attitudes of students of masters programmes in business towards cheating in exams and how to prevent this and instigate behavioural change. This was done by measuring the actual incidence of cheating, as well as the relationship between attitudes towards cheating and actual behaviour, in order to predict the willingness to cheat. The practical problem was solved by means of selected scientific theories and approaches to attitude and behavioural change in universities and business organisations. The results of the research presented are based on a questionnaire survey conducted among students of masters programmes in business in Slovakia (N=241) and in Croatia (N=156). The questionnaire examined the ethical attitude towards cheating (N=5 items) and the methods applied to cheat in exams (N=10 items). The survey revealed that 83.4% of Slovak and 93% of Croat students of masters programmes in business engaged in some form of cheating behaviour and that the attitude of Slovaks and Croats to cheating statistically significantly differed. A positive attitude towards cheating was found to be held by 17% of Slovak students and 18.6% of Croat students (statistically insignificant difference), a neutral attitude by 47.3% of Slovak students and 30.1% of Croat students (statistically significant difference), and a negative attitude by 34.4% of Slovak students and 51.3% of Croat students (statistically significant difference). The lowest level of cheating behaviour was among those students with a negative attitude to cheating (Slovak sample 19.1% or N=16 hypocritical students; Croatian sample 44.3% or N=35 hypocritical students). Having a positive or neutral attitude to cheating was an excellent predictor of cheating behaviour; a negative attitude proving much weaker. The obtained results have strong implications for the reputations and credibility of universities, as well as have a major impact on organisational behaviour/human resources management (OB/HRM) in business organisations. For universities, the implementation of the Ajzen theory of planned behaviour is proposed. For cheating behaviour in business organisations, preventive and reactive OB/HRM measures are proposed.

Anglicky

The aim of this study was to gain an insight into the attitudes of students of masters programmes in business towards cheating in exams and how to prevent this and instigate behavioural change. This was done by measuring the actual incidence of cheating, as well as the relationship between attitudes towards cheating and actual behaviour, in order to predict the willingness to cheat. The practical problem was solved by means of selected scientific theories and approaches to attitude and behavioural change in universities and business organisations. The results of the research presented are based on a questionnaire survey conducted among students of masters programmes in business in Slovakia (N=241) and in Croatia (N=156). The questionnaire examined the ethical attitude towards cheating (N=5 items) and the methods applied to cheat in exams (N=10 items). The survey revealed that 83.4% of Slovak and 93% of Croat students of masters programmes in business engaged in some form of cheating behaviour and that the attitude of Slovaks and Croats to cheating statistically significantly differed. A positive attitude towards cheating was found to be held by 17% of Slovak students and 18.6% of Croat students (statistically insignificant difference), a neutral attitude by 47.3% of Slovak students and 30.1% of Croat students (statistically significant difference), and a negative attitude by 34.4% of Slovak students and 51.3% of Croat students (statistically significant difference). The lowest level of cheating behaviour was among those students with a negative attitude to cheating (Slovak sample 19.1% or N=16 hypocritical students; Croatian sample 44.3% or N=35 hypocritical students). Having a positive or neutral attitude to cheating was an excellent predictor of cheating behaviour; a negative attitude proving much weaker. The obtained results have strong implications for the reputations and credibility of universities, as well as have a major impact on organisational behaviour/human resources management (OB/HRM) in business organisations. For universities, the implementation of the Ajzen theory of planned behaviour is proposed. For cheating behaviour in business organisations, preventive and reactive OB/HRM measures are proposed.