Faculty Ethics from the Perspective of College of Business Administrators‪.‬

ABSTRACT Recent corporate scandals have led to calls for improved instruction in ethics in colleges of business. The leading accrediting body for business programs, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) has also recently increased its standards concerning ethics in business curricula. Furthermore, the ethics of professors themselves have come under increasing scrutiny. Deans are key contributors to and enforcers of college policies, and their expectations help influence ethics within a college of business. However, there is a dearth of ethical analysis of faculty behavior as viewed by college of business deans and administrators. A questionnaire of American and Canadian college of business deans and administrators was conducted to provide insight into the implications and frequency of particular faculty behavior. The presence of a code of ethics was found to increase sensitivity towards ethical issues but not alter behavior. Reasons for not adopting a code of ethics and potential motivators for adoption are presented.