Effect of ethical ideologies on ethical judgment of future accountants: Malaysian evidence

Purpose: The objective of this paper is to investigate the effect of ethical ideologies on ethical judgments of future Malaysian accountants in general situations and based on the legality of the situations. The examination covers the relationships of both the specific ethical dimension (i.e. ideali...

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Main Author:	Ismail, Suhaiza
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/37114/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37114/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37114/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37114/1/ARAVol22Issue2Ethics.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/37114/4/37114_Effect%20of%20ethical%20ideologies_SCOPUS.pdf

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spelling	iium-371142017-09-19T03:16:10Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/37114/ Effect of ethical ideologies on ethical judgment of future accountants: Malaysian evidence Ismail, Suhaiza H Social Sciences (General) Purpose: The objective of this paper is to investigate the effect of ethical ideologies on ethical judgments of future Malaysian accountants in general situations and based on the legality of the situations. The examination covers the relationships of both the specific ethical dimension (i.e. idealism and relativism) and the specific categories of ideology (i.e. absolutist and subjectivist) on ethical judgments. Methodology: Using a survey questionnaire comprising of the Ethical Position Questionnaire (EPQ) and ethical dilemma vignettes, 396 usable responses were received. In achieving the objectives, multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), correlations and univariate analysis of variance (ANOVA) were performed. Findings: The study discovered a significant impact of ethical ideology on judgments regardless of the legality of the cases. In addition, the study found a significant positive and negative impact of idealism and relativism, respectively, on ethical judgment. Moreover, the study reported that absolutists are stricter whilst situationists are more lenient in making ethical judgments compared to other ideologies. Originality/Value: The present study investigated the effect of ethical ideologies on ethical judgment, in general, as well as the effect on ethical judgment based on the legality of the ethical dilemma. This study also considered the effect of the two dimensions of ethical ideology – idealism and relativism – on ethical judgment and captured the four categories of ideology based on the taxonomy of ethical ideologies. Keywords: ethical ideology, idealism, relativism, absolutist, subjectivist, future accountants, Malaysia Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/37114/1/ARAVol22Issue2Ethics.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/37114/4/37114_Effect%20of%20ethical%20ideologies_SCOPUS.pdf Ismail, Suhaiza (2014) Effect of ethical ideologies on ethical judgment of future accountants: Malaysian evidence. Asian Review of Accounting, 22 (2). pp. 145-158. ISSN 1321-7348 http://www.emeraldinsight.com/index.htm 10.1108/ARA-08-2013-0052
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description	Purpose: The objective of this paper is to investigate the effect of ethical ideologies on ethical judgments of future Malaysian accountants in general situations and based on the legality of the situations. The examination covers the relationships of both the specific ethical dimension (i.e. idealism and relativism) and the specific categories of ideology (i.e. absolutist and subjectivist) on ethical judgments. Methodology: Using a survey questionnaire comprising of the Ethical Position Questionnaire (EPQ) and ethical dilemma vignettes, 396 usable responses were received. In achieving the objectives, multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), correlations and univariate analysis of variance (ANOVA) were performed. Findings: The study discovered a significant impact of ethical ideology on judgments regardless of the legality of the cases. In addition, the study found a significant positive and negative impact of idealism and relativism, respectively, on ethical judgment. Moreover, the study reported that absolutists are stricter whilst situationists are more lenient in making ethical judgments compared to other ideologies. Originality/Value: The present study investigated the effect of ethical ideologies on ethical judgment, in general, as well as the effect on ethical judgment based on the legality of the ethical dilemma. This study also considered the effect of the two dimensions of ethical ideology – idealism and relativism – on ethical judgment and captured the four categories of ideology based on the taxonomy of ethical ideologies. Keywords: ethical ideology, idealism, relativism, absolutist, subjectivist, future accountants, Malaysia
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author	Ismail, Suhaiza
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title	Effect of ethical ideologies on ethical judgment of future accountants: Malaysian evidence
title_short	Effect of ethical ideologies on ethical judgment of future accountants: Malaysian evidence
title_full	Effect of ethical ideologies on ethical judgment of future accountants: Malaysian evidence
title_fullStr	Effect of ethical ideologies on ethical judgment of future accountants: Malaysian evidence
title_full_unstemmed	Effect of ethical ideologies on ethical judgment of future accountants: Malaysian evidence
title_sort	effect of ethical ideologies on ethical judgment of future accountants: malaysian evidence
publisher	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
publishDate	2014
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/37114/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37114/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37114/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37114/1/ARAVol22Issue2Ethics.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/37114/4/37114_Effect%20of%20ethical%20ideologies_SCOPUS.pdf
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Effect of ethical ideologies on ethical judgment of future accountants: Malaysian evidence

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