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http://dx.doi.org/10.5850/JKSCT.2020.44.5.837

Development and Implementation of Business Ethics Education Program for Fashion Companies  

Kim, Soo-Kyung (GMTRI)
Yoh, Eunah (Dept. of Fashion Marketing, Keimyung University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles / v.44, no.5, 2020 , pp. 837-855 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study develops a business ethics education program and verifies its effects through the implementation of a program for fashion companies. Questionnaires obtained from 161 fashion companies were submitted for an analysis of the education needs of business ethics components using the Borich's Needs Assessments Model and the Locus for Focus model. The business ethics component in the highest rank of the education need was 'promoting social contribution (PSC)'. An education program of PSC was developed based on the problem-based learning method and was implemented for 180 minutes on the CEOs or managerial board members of eleven fashion companies. Education participants showed an improvement in the perceptions of the business ethics component after the education seminar. The self-efficacy and the education effect perceived by participants were maintained 70 days after education. This study is meaningful to gain an empirical evidence of the positive effect of business ethics education implemented on the practitioners of fashion companies. The results will provide a knowledge base and a guideline for business ethics education in the fashion industry.
Keywords
Business ethics; Ethics education; Fashion company; Need assessment for education; Social contribution;
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