An Examination of the Effects of Sport Involvement on Ethical Judgments in Sport and Business |
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| Authors: | Paula L Rechner Dennis L Smart |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Management , Texas State University–San Marcos pr12@txstate.edu;3. Department of Management , Texas State University–San Marcos |
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| Abstract: | Popular press headlines frequently reveal unethical or illegal activity in business and sports. Given these parallel ethical lapses in business and sport, our study examines potential relationships between student sport involvement (active and passive) and ethical judgments regarding issues in sport and business. Our results, based on a sample of 202 undergraduates in an upper-division management class, indicate a significant negative relationship between high passive sport involvement and ethical judgments about sport issues as well as a consistent significant positive relationship between female gender and ethical judgments about sport and business issues. |
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| Keywords: | sport ethics ethical judgments sport involvement |
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