Cultural differences in attitudes toward plagiarism in undergraduate business students: An empirical investigation

Redfern, KA; Barnwell, NS

Cultural differences in attitudes toward plagiarism in undergraduate business students: An empirical investigation

Redfern, KA Barnwell, NS

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Publisher:: Australian New Zealand Academy of Management
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: 23rd ANZAM Conference 2009 'Sustainability Management and Marketing', 2009, pp. 1 - 20
Issue Date:: 2009-01

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dc.contributor.author	Redfern, KA	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Barnwell, NS	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Beaumont, N	en_US
dc.date	2009-12-01	en_US
dc.date.issued	2009-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	23rd ANZAM Conference 2009 'Sustainability Management and Marketing', 2009, pp. 1 - 20	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	1-86308-157-7	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/11457
dc.description.abstract	This study examines attitudes towards plagiarism in Australian and Chinese (PRC) students and the extent to which they have, or someone they have known has, experienced it. A combination of questionnaire and scenario response was used and the results statistically analysed. The results indicate that Chinese students were more tolerant towards plagiarism than the Australian students and more likely to take part in it, or know someone who had. Although results were in most cases statistically significant, they were not sufficiently strong to indicate unqualified support for a cultural imperative in relation to plagiarism. Results indicate a greater need for plagiarism education for students and that this may need reinforcement throughout the education process.	en_US
dc.publisher	Australian New Zealand Academy of Management	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	23rd ANZAM Conference 2009 'Sustainability Management and Marketing'	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference	en_US
dc.title	Cultural differences in attitudes toward plagiarism in undergraduate business students: An empirical investigation	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location	Melbourne, Victoria	en_US
utslib.location.activity	Melbourne	en_US
utslib.for	150308 International Business	en_US
dc.location.activity	Melbourne	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Management Discipline
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Abstract:

This study examines attitudes towards plagiarism in Australian and Chinese (PRC) students and the extent to which they have, or someone they have known has, experienced it. A combination of questionnaire and scenario response was used and the results statistically analysed. The results indicate that Chinese students were more tolerant towards plagiarism than the Australian students and more likely to take part in it, or know someone who had. Although results were in most cases statistically significant, they were not sufficiently strong to indicate unqualified support for a cultural imperative in relation to plagiarism. Results indicate a greater need for plagiarism education for students and that this may need reinforcement throughout the education process.

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