An Empirical Look at the Use of Managerial and Non‐Managerial Student Subjects for Inquiries into Ethical Management

Abstract

For years behavioural researchers have debated the representativeness of research studies using students as subjects. Yet, Randall and Gibson's (1990) review of methodology in business ethics research found that student samples were used in one‐third of the studies. Hunt and Vitell (1986) framed the concern of student sample representativeness as follows:

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