Vygotskian Business Ethics: The Influence of Peers on Moral Reasoning in Business Ethics Education

Autor/inn/en	Ohreen, David; Sundararajan, Binod; Trifts, Valerie; Comber, Scott
Titel	Vygotskian Business Ethics: The Influence of Peers on Moral Reasoning in Business Ethics Education
Quelle	In: Journal of Management Education, 46 (2022) 1, S.70-105 (36 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ohreen, David) ORCID (Sundararajan, Binod)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1052-5629
DOI	10.1177/1052562921996019
Schlagwörter	Peer Influence; Thinking Skills; Moral Values; Ethics; Business Administration Education; Comparative Analysis; Teaching Methods; Constructivism (Learning); Language Role; Management Development; Undergraduate Students; Journal Writing; Student Attitudes; Sociocultural Patterns; Skill Development; Decision Making; Vignettes; Measures (Individuals); Moral Development; Foreign Countries; Group Discussion; Canada; Defining Issues Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Denkfähigkeit; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Ethik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Schülerverhalten; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Messdaten; Moralische Entwicklung; Ausland; Gruppendiskussion; Kanada
Abstract	The Russian developmental psychologist Lev Vygotsky provides important theoretical underpinnings for an alternative to business ethics pedagogy. Although Vygotsky's constructivist approach has been applied to other disciplines, such as cognitive development, moral development, and network analysis and learning, its application to business ethics education is virtually nonexistent. Vygotsky's focus on language and peer influence provides a novel approach to ethics education. Although many business ethics instructors already use group discussion in their classes, we provide evidence that will reinforce such techniques as a crucial pedagogical method. This study is an exploratory application of Vygotsky's developmental theory to business ethics education. Data were gathered in business ethics and management courses, with experimental and control groups, and analyzed using the Defining Issues Test and thematic-coded journal entries. Results indicated that discussions created a zone of proximal development improving the moral reasoning for most students giving them multiple perspectives and providing support to engage in deliberations and peer dialogue when discussing ethical frameworks, ethical scenarios, and ethical decision making. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01