56% Of MBA Students Cheat Regularly

By Ben Popken March 16, 2009

Forget what the pundits say, this here is the real reason for the economic crisis:

“A study of cheating among graduate students, published in 2006 in the journal Academy of Management Learning & Education, found that 56 percent of all M.B.A. students cheated regularly – more than in any other discipline. The authors attributed that to “perceived peer behavior” – in other words, students believed everyone else was doing it.”

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  1. Skrpune says:
    March 22, 2009 at 9:53 pm

    cheating IS rampant, but “everybody is doing it” is no excuse. There are times when it becomes quite apparent that you’ve spent more time on developing cheat methods than on actually LEARNING & STUDYING.

    I’m going for my second bachelors (computer science) right now, and I do see some fellow students struggling. But if they resort to cheating, then they won’t learn the material, or they’ll end up in a career they have no aptitude for. Many of my fellow students complain that the teachers are going too fast or that the materials are too hard, and I can’t believe it – I’m thinking it’s too easy and they’re going too slow. Sigh. I think some students have unrealistic expectations of what it takes to make it through college. You have to do much more than show up and take a test every now and then.

    Also, cheating in IT certification exams is beyond rampant right now, but thankfully there are often technical interviews that weed out the cheaters, or they get found out shortly after being hired for not having the skills they were supposed to be certified in.

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