Students with different majors are the studied subjects. Reviewing the literature and conducting an empirical survey shows some noteworthy points. Firstly, not much can be found on professional ethics in Vietnam, in terms of academic studies and instructions (. codes of conduct) for occupations. Secondly, from students’ perspectives, individual ethical standards do not play any role in their awareness of professional ethics. As a consequence, a systematic educational program of professional ethics requires priority significantly. | VNU Journal of Science: Economics and Business, Vol. 33, No. 2 (2017) 74-86 The Relation between Professional Ethics and Individual - Organizational Factors: A Study of Students’ Perceptions in Ho Chi Minh City Le Thi Thanh Xuan* School of Industrial Management, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, B10 Building, 268 Ly Thuong Kiet St. Dist. 10, Ho Chi Minh City Received 31 May 2016 Revised 26 May 2017, Accepted 26 June 2017 Abstract: By employing and adopting measures from the studies of Han, Park et al. (2013) and Valentine and Fleischman (2008), the present study aims to examine students’ awareness of professional ethics. Students with different majors are the studied subjects. Reviewing the literature and conducting an empirical survey shows some noteworthy points. Firstly, not much can be found on professional ethics in Vietnam, in terms of academic studies and instructions (. codes of conduct) for occupations. Secondly, from students’ perspectives, individual ethical standards do not play any role in their awareness of professional ethics. As a consequence, a systematic educational program of professional ethics requires priority significantly. Keywords: Professional ethics, individual organizational factors, students, Vietnam. 1. Introduction customers and professional peers [8] and all professions have to keep ethical considerations within their practicing [6]. Therefore, whether society and its members can get benefits from professionals, depends on the way professionals practice their professional actions [7, 15]. In other words, professional ethics can be seen as individual ethical responsibility from an occupational perspective [4]. According to the study of Trevino (1986), personal values (such as personal ethical standards) are considerable factors which have an important influence on the way individuals make ethical decisions. Moreover, professionals perform their professional activities only in the occupational contexts which are .
