In addition to imbuing students with traditional field based knowledge, faculty in colleges of business administration have increasingly been asked to instill a sense of professionalism in students. Faculty members are, at the least, expected to bring a sense of professionalism to the classroom, and it is understood that this starts with professional dress on the part of faculty. A concomitant assumption with the expectation of professional behavior and dress on the part of faculty, is the belief that faculty dress has a positive impact on the classroom environment thus on learning
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