We define Cheating as a transgression against academic integrity which entails taking an unfair
advantage that results in a misrepresentation of a student’s ability and grasp of knowledge. In
the current online context, this includes obtaining inappropriate assistance either from an online
source or adjutant, plagiarism, and false self-representation. The conceptual framework and
design for the current study are based on 3 major premises: (a) the central concern over ethical
behavior in the business world and in business education (e.g., Allmon, Page, & Roberts, 2000);
(b) the relatively high rates of cheating reported by business school students (see Lupton et al.,
2000); (c) the dearth of research on perceptions of cheating on examinations in online
coursework. To that end, the present study gauges the attitudes of undergraduate business
students on the appropriateness of varied behaviors/issues in taking an examination online in an
online course. Data are based on an undergraduate sample from a college of business at a
medium-sized university in the South.