The Teaching of Business Ethics: An Imperative at Business Schools

This study reports the findings of an investigation of MBAs and their views on the teaching of business ethics. The author found that tomorrow's business leaders believe that there are ethical standards that should be followed in business but that current ethical standards do not meet society's needs adequately. Moreover, although most respondents indicated that they can determine what constitutes ethical and unethical behavior, there was widespread agreement among students about whether business ethics should be taught as a required course in business schools.