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"Learning from Students’ Ethical Dilemmas: Insights into Pedagogy and Practice
Maureen Snow Andrade
Utah Valley University, USA
Paige Gardiner
Southern Utah University, USA
Jill Jasperson
Utah Valley University, USA
Volume 21: 2024 pp. 00-00: ABSTRACT
Teaching ethics is a critical aspect of coursework in higher education business schools
and to future business success. Recent research, however, indicates that business schools are
focusing on the sustainability aspect of ethics, or grand challenges such as poverty and inequality,
rather than helping students understand the underlying ethical considerations (Jaganjac 2024). A
shift is needed to reclaim personal ethics education to develop future business leaders with the
ability to act ethically. This calls for new pedagogies to help students form personal ethical
frameworks and make appropriate ethical decisions. This research examines the outcomes of an
ethical dilemma assignment. Using content analysis, the findings indicate that while students are
able to identify ethical conflicts, they lack a fundamental personal ethical framework to understand
the philosophical aspects of ethical conflicts. Additionally, they need training to equip them to
intervene and address ethical dilemmas. Faculty who teach ethics in business schools should
consider including practical assignments such as ethical dilemmas. They must also incorporate
specific training to help students develop conflict management skills and know how to intervene.
Keywords: ethics, business schools, pedagogy, ethical dilemmas and conflict management skills
