Attitudes towards business ethics of future managers in the US and Israel

An examination and comparison of American
and Israeli management students attitudes towards business
ethics is made. The data were collected using both English
and Hebrew versions of a thirty item attitudes towards
business ethics questionnaire.
Since the two groups differed on geographic, cultural,
economic, and religious dimensions, it was not surprising to
find that these prospective managers also differed on a
number of their attitudes towards business ethics. However,
a large number of similarities were also noted. Moreover,
contrary to a number of extant research studies, both groups
held relatively high moral ant research studies, both groups
held relatively high moral standards. dies, both groups
held relatively high moral standards. The implications of these findings are discussed.