Attitude of Romanian Medical Students and Doctors toward Business Ethics: Analyzing the Influence of Sex, Age, and Ethics Education
This study investigated the attitude of Romanian medical students and doctors toward business ethics by measuring the preference for a particular ethical philosophy, namely, the preference for Machiavellianism, moral objectivism, social Darwinism, ethical relativism, and legalism. At the same time,...
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| author | George-Dumitru Constantin Crisanta-Alina Mazilescu Teodora Hoinoiu Bogdan Hoinoiu Ruxandra Elena Luca Loredana-Ileana Viscu Ioana Giorgiana Pasca Roxana Oancea |
| author_facet | George-Dumitru Constantin Crisanta-Alina Mazilescu Teodora Hoinoiu Bogdan Hoinoiu Ruxandra Elena Luca Loredana-Ileana Viscu Ioana Giorgiana Pasca Roxana Oancea |
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| description | This study investigated the attitude of Romanian medical students and doctors toward business ethics by measuring the preference for a particular ethical philosophy, namely, the preference for Machiavellianism, moral objectivism, social Darwinism, ethical relativism, and legalism. At the same time, this study aimed to explore the influence of sex, age, and ethics education on the attitude toward business ethics. The data collection was performed using a voluntary self-administered online survey including the Attitudes Toward Business Ethics Questionnaire (ATBEQ) instrument. Our findings show that the values based on which Romanian medical students and doctors make business decisions belong predominantly to the moral objectivism philosophy, which is grounded on rational actions based on a set of objective moral standards. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-45b5cde7eaaa40fd93ffc90f3fd414b02023-11-19T00:52:33ZengMDPI AGEuropean Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education2174-81442254-96252023-08-011381452146610.3390/ejihpe13080106Attitude of Romanian Medical Students and Doctors toward Business Ethics: Analyzing the Influence of Sex, Age, and Ethics EducationGeorge-Dumitru Constantin0Crisanta-Alina Mazilescu1Teodora Hoinoiu2Bogdan Hoinoiu3Ruxandra Elena Luca4Loredana-Ileana Viscu5Ioana Giorgiana Pasca6Roxana Oancea7Faculty of Dental Medicine, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timisoara, RomaniaTeacher Training Department, Politehnica University Timisoara, 300596 Timisoara, RomaniaFaculty of Medicine, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timisoara, RomaniaFaculty of Dental Medicine, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timisoara, RomaniaFaculty of Dental Medicine, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timisoara, RomaniaFaculty of Psychology, Tibiscus University of Timisoara, 300559 Timisoara, RomaniaFaculty of Dental Medicine, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timisoara, RomaniaFaculty of Dental Medicine, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timisoara, RomaniaThis study investigated the attitude of Romanian medical students and doctors toward business ethics by measuring the preference for a particular ethical philosophy, namely, the preference for Machiavellianism, moral objectivism, social Darwinism, ethical relativism, and legalism. At the same time, this study aimed to explore the influence of sex, age, and ethics education on the attitude toward business ethics. The data collection was performed using a voluntary self-administered online survey including the Attitudes Toward Business Ethics Questionnaire (ATBEQ) instrument. Our findings show that the values based on which Romanian medical students and doctors make business decisions belong predominantly to the moral objectivism philosophy, which is grounded on rational actions based on a set of objective moral standards.https://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/13/8/106attitudebusiness ethicsethics educationmedical studentsdoctors |
| spellingShingle | George-Dumitru Constantin Crisanta-Alina Mazilescu Teodora Hoinoiu Bogdan Hoinoiu Ruxandra Elena Luca Loredana-Ileana Viscu Ioana Giorgiana Pasca Roxana Oancea Attitude of Romanian Medical Students and Doctors toward Business Ethics: Analyzing the Influence of Sex, Age, and Ethics Education European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education attitude business ethics ethics education medical students doctors |
| title | Attitude of Romanian Medical Students and Doctors toward Business Ethics: Analyzing the Influence of Sex, Age, and Ethics Education |
| title_full | Attitude of Romanian Medical Students and Doctors toward Business Ethics: Analyzing the Influence of Sex, Age, and Ethics Education |
| title_fullStr | Attitude of Romanian Medical Students and Doctors toward Business Ethics: Analyzing the Influence of Sex, Age, and Ethics Education |
| title_full_unstemmed | Attitude of Romanian Medical Students and Doctors toward Business Ethics: Analyzing the Influence of Sex, Age, and Ethics Education |
| title_short | Attitude of Romanian Medical Students and Doctors toward Business Ethics: Analyzing the Influence of Sex, Age, and Ethics Education |
| title_sort | attitude of romanian medical students and doctors toward business ethics analyzing the influence of sex age and ethics education |
| topic | attitude business ethics ethics education medical students doctors |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/13/8/106 |
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