"Cheating is an Accepted Practice in Business"
According to a recent story on Yahoo! Finance, shown here, the graduate students that cheat the most are MBA students. The article claims that these students claim that "cheating is an accepted practice in business." I partially agree with this statement. Additionally, I believe that these students are used to being the best of the best. They are unable to reach this feat, so they resort to other means.
It is sad to know that America's executives are known for being dishonest.
Comments
Posted by: Ben Meck
Posted on: October 30, 2006 12:54 PM
Do you mean that you agree cheating IS an acceptable practice or that it is often accepted in business? I think you might mean the latter. I agree that it happens all too often and don't think it should be accepted. I think the trend is moving towards honesty, especially with recent scandals in the news. Perhaps we'll see a new era of honest business practices?
Posted by: Naizhou Zhang
Posted on: November 3, 2006 08:10 PM
I came across that same article too. I don't think it surprised me when I read it though. Think about all the pressure that children are facing today, espically with the recent No Child Left Behind testings in primary schools. No wonder kids are beginning to accept cheating as a normal occurance. Put yourself in the shoes of children today, when you cheat, you get good grades and you are rewarded for it. It's really scary to think about that.
Posted by: Grace Liaw
Posted on: November 3, 2006 11:58 PM
That's terrible! The problem is, if people don't get caught cheating, then they'll probably think it's all right to do so.
Honestly, I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I started cheating. "Graduate business students take their cue from corporate scandals." Perhaps we need stronger laws to prevent cheating in the real world, most of all. I dislike the gross reputation we're recieving, simply by being Business Majors.
Posted by: Grace Liaw
Posted on: November 4, 2006 12:01 AM
That's terrible! The problem is, if people don't get caught cheating, then they'll probably think it's all right to do so.
Honestly, I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I started cheating. "Graduate business students take their cue from corporate scandals." Perhaps we need stronger laws to prevent cheating in the real world, most of all. I dislike the gross reputation we're recieving, simply by being Business Majors.
(Sorry, if I posted this a second time.)
Posted by: John Hill
Posted on: November 4, 2006 06:02 PM
I think you make a very interesting point about the ubiquity of a culture of cheating. (Certainly many of our politicians are not setting a good example.) However, it's not limited to business. During the academic integrity video that Case shows to incoming students, a high school student even discusses the acceptance of cheating as a means necessary to be competitive with his peers. One of the points I made as an orientation leader during the academic integrity breakout session pertained to the fact that cheaters will be caught. I said that even if you graduate with a degree in civil engineering, you may not be qualified to be a civil engineer if you cheated throughout college. If none of your bridges are structurally sound, what good was your education?
Posted by: Trish
Posted on: November 6, 2006 10:08 AM
Last semester, David Callahan, author of The Cheating Culture (http://www.cheatingculture.com/) was hear to speak and he made some excellent points about what motivates people to cheat and how the lack of serious consequences for a lot of cheaters, just encourages more people to cheat. I recommend his book if you are interested in this topic.