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An Experiential Approach to Teaching Ethics in International Business

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Teaching Business Ethics

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Ethics training in academia and corporations have grown as expansion in international business activities has lead to frequent inter-cultural exchanges. An effective instructional tool in theform of an experiential exercise is presented. The exercise using role-playing enables participants to recognize, confront, and understand business quandaries. A scoring system allows participants to compare the ethical standards of employers, employees, customers, and the society-at-large on a set of predetermined ethical events.

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  1. School of Business, The College of New Jersey, P.O. Box 7718, Ewing, NJ, 08628-0718, USA

    Rajib N. Sanyal

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Sanyal, R.N. An Experiential Approach to Teaching Ethics in International Business. Teaching Business Ethics 4, 137–149 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009826909760

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