AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON ATTITUDES OF FUTURE MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES TOWARD ETHICAL USE OF COMPUTERS

Computers are changing almost everything in our personal and social life: from communication to education, from business to entertainment. these changes create some ethical issues which we were not anticipated. in particular, the easy of accessing, downloading, changing and transmitting information provided by computers and the internet have made unethical behaviors easier for students. the purpose of this study is to investigate factors affecting attitudes of future managers and employees toward ethical use of computers. data were obtained from a survey sample of 245 students in the department of business administration at a public university in turkey. the study findings have shown that gender, age and weekly computer usage time significantly affected students’ attitudes toward ethical use of computers. the results suggest that female students are more sensitive than male students concerning to unethical use of computers. it is found that sensitivity to ethical issues in computer use rises as age increase. the results also revealed that students who use computers more are more likely to show unethical computer usage behavior.