IngentaConnect Ethical decisions and gender differences of European hospitality ...

Authors: Wilborn, LaChelle R; Brymer, Robert A; Schmidgall, Ray

Source: Tourism and Hospitality Research, Volume 7, Numbers 3-4, June 2007 , pp. 230-241(12)

Abstract:

The purpose of this paper is to assess the sources influencing an ethical decision-making process of European hospitality students. Ten scenarios were used (1) to indicate whether the action posed was `ethical', `unethical', or `not a question of ethics' and (2) to indicate what they would do if they were in this situation. We found that of the nearly 400 European hospitality students, 54 per cent females and 46 per cent males, both genders indicated that parents, close friends, and business management courses influenced their ethical beliefs the most. Additionally, we found that responses were significantly different for only one of the ten scenarios with regards to gender. The action responses to the proposed scenarios were, however, statistically significant for five scenarios; four of these five were business scenarios. Female European hospitality students were more likely to engage in ethical behaviour and are generally less tolerant of questionable practices than their male peers.Tourism and Hospitality Research (2007) 7, 230-241. doi:10.1057/palgrave.thr.6050055

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Ethical decisions and gender differences of European hospitality students