General work experience, not accounting-specific experience, was associated with higher levels of moral reasoning¶

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q2 i? Of the control variables, only work experience had a significant association with higher moral reasoning (p = 0.008 in the three-group analysis; p = 0.012 in the two-group analysis). → Mary Jo Billiot 2012

Evidence¶

Mary Jo Billiot 2012¶

Mary Jo Billiot, David Daniel, Sid Glandon, TerryAnn Glandon. (2012). Educational Context: Preparing Accounting Students To Identify Ethical Dilemmas. American Journal Of Business Education – May/June 2012 Volume 5, Number 3. https://clutejournals.com/index.php/AJBE

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Control-variable result from the RQ2 ANOVA on 139 hotline callers. The article contrasts this with Fleming et al. (2009), who found a significant positive association between years of accounting experience and moral reasoning.

"Of the control variables, only work experience had a significant association to higher levels of moral reasoning (p = 0.008)."

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