The first purpose of this study was to determine if there is an ideal ethical
orientation that will increase the prospects of an accounting student’s academic success
and result in a higher propensity to use professional judgment in the workplace. This link
between ethical orientation and academic success is important, because students in an
accounting discipline who have higher GPAs are more likely to exercise professional
judgment when solving ethical dilemmas (Eckel & Johnson, 1983; Hicks & Richardson,
1984). The second purpose of this study was to determine if there is a link between
ethical orientation and an accounting student’s chosen academic discipline. Riahi-
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Belkaoui (1992) identified the deontological ethical perspective as important in solving
ethical dilemmas in the accounting profession. Thus, determining if accounting majors
are more likely to have a deontological orientation is important in predicting the potential
academic success of the students and their likely propensity to use professional judgment
in solving real life ethical dilemmas in the accounting profession. Moreover, if the survey
results show that business majors have a higher propensity to use professional judgment,
this could further validate the accounting profession’s trend of hiring a greater number of
nonaccounting business graduates (Clarkson, 1990)
The first purpose of this study was to determine if there is an ideal ethicalorientation that will increase the prospects of an accounting student’s academic successand result in a higher propensity to use professional judgment in the workplace. This linkbetween ethical orientation and academic success is important, because students in anaccounting discipline who have higher GPAs are more likely to exercise professionaljudgment when solving ethical dilemmas (Eckel & Johnson, 1983; Hicks & Richardson,1984). The second purpose of this study was to determine if there is a link betweenethical orientation and an accounting student’s chosen academic discipline. Riahi-6Belkaoui (1992) identified the deontological ethical perspective as important in solvingethical dilemmas in the accounting profession. Thus, determining if accounting majorsare more likely to have a deontological orientation is important in predicting the potentialacademic success of the students and their likely propensity to use professional judgmentin solving real life ethical dilemmas in the accounting profession. Moreover, if the surveyresults show that business majors have a higher propensity to use professional judgment,this could further validate the accounting profession’s trend of hiring a greater number ofnonaccounting business graduates (Clarkson, 1990)
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