Ethics and Integrity in the Context of Economic Research Within Doctoral Schools
Nationally and internationally, there is an upward trend in terms of ethics and integrity in scientific research. Yet, there are many opinions, both in academia and in society, about the many cases of violations of ethical principles in research. This requires today more than ever that the observ...
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| Language: | English |
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Editura ASE
2022-11-01
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| Series: | Amfiteatru Economic |
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| Online Access: | https://www.amfiteatrueconomic.ro/temp/Article_3150.pdf |
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| Summary: | Nationally and internationally, there is an upward trend in terms of ethics and integrity in
scientific research. Yet, there are many opinions, both in academia and in society, about the
many cases of violations of ethical principles in research. This requires today more than
ever that the observance of ethics in research to become an increasingly important and
relevant desideratum in the contemporary society. Failure to achieve this requirement can
generate serious consequences on university education, especially in the long term,
materialized by a series of consequences such as: the decrease in the quality of academic
activity; devaluation of the status of university professors; undervaluation of scientific
research; underappreciation of doctoral studies; lack of respect at the level of the society.
Therefore, the members of the academic community – students, master students, PhD
students and professors – must become increasingly aware of the social effects of
noncompliance with the principles of ethics and integrity in scientific research.
The purpose of this research is aimed at evaluating the perception of PhD students and
doctoral supervisors on the observance of the principles of ethics in the research activity
within the doctoral schools in economic sciences, as well as the identification of the most
important factors with significant influence on ethics and integrity in research. In this
regard, the authors of the present paper have carried out quantitative research among the
two target groups within the doctoral schools of economic sciences affiliated with the
Universitaria Consortium in Romania, respectively, PhD students and doctoral supervisors.
The data collected from the 455 respondents (169 PhD supervisors and 286 PhD students)
were analyzed using structural equation modeling in SmartPLS. The conceptual model
proposed by the authors reveals that the observance of ethics in scientific research is based
on professionalism, honesty, academic freedom, integrity, ethical behavior, and the
avoidance of violation of ethical principles.
The originality of the paper consists in the realization of structural models that highlight the
most influential factors in the observance of ethics and integrity in economic research, but
also of the relations between them, as well as the differences and similarities between PhD
students and doctoral supervisors regarding their perception of ethics and integrity in
research. By knowing these factors, academic programs can be initiated that will lead to a
higher level of academic integrity in doctoral schools and better results in observing the
ethics in scientific research, but also in the training of future researchers in the field of
economic sciences. |
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| ISSN: | 1582-9146 2247-9104 |