Tor Grenness

Grenness, Tor (2022)

“If You Don’t Cheat, You Lose”: An Explorative Study of Business Students’ Perceptions of Cheating Behavior

Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research Doi: 10.1080/00313831.2022.2116479

Student academic dishonesty is a pervasive problem for higher education institutions all over the world. The purpose of the present study is to take an interpretative, qualitative approach intended to understand student thinking and reflections when it comes to the perceived seriousness and prevalence of cheating. Peer interviews, i.e., students interviewing students, were chosen as the data collection method. Open and analytical coding based on the principles of grounded theory provided the foundations for the analyses. Overall, the results of this study support previous correlational findings, but they also demonstrate that many students tend to talk about cheating as if it is “part of the game”. It furthermore seems that students rate different forms of cheating from less to more serious, and that some forms of cheating are not perceived as cheating at all. “Everybody else does it” is obviously a widespread belief, which easily leads to—as one informant expressed it—“if you don’t cheat, you lose”. In order to deal with student cheating, the students themselves recommended fewer take-home examinations and more use of continuous assessment. The findings further indicate that schools should make an effort to build a “non-cheating culture”. Rather than punishing students, convincing them that normal behavior is not to cheat, and that cheating benefits no one is probably the best way to deal with this behavior.

Grenness, Tor & Warner-Søderholm, Gillian (2018)

Project GLOBE differences in values and practices scores - mind the gap: the case of the nordics

Journal of International Doctoral Research, 7(1), s. 116- 142.

Grenness, Tor (2017)

Storytelling as a way for Humanizing Research Methods

Journal of International Doctoral Research, 5(1)

Warner-Søderholm, Gillian & Grenness, Tor (2016)

Kulturelle normer, selvsensur og ytringsfrihet: finner vi regionale forskjeller?

Alm, Kristian; Brown, Richard Mark & Røyseng, Sigrid (red.). Kommunikasjon og ytringsfrihet i organisasjoner

Grenness, Tor (2015)

Culture matters: space and leadership in a cross-cultural perspective

Ropo, Arja; Salovaara, Perttu, Sauer, Erika & De Paoli, Donatella (red.). Leadership in spaces and places

Grenness, Tor (2011)

Ledelse er hvem, hva, hvor

Dagens Næringsliv [Avis]

Grenness, Tor (2011)

Typisk norsk ledelse

Dagens Næringsliv [Avis]

Grenness, Tor (2013)

National Culture and Economic Performance

[Academic lecture]. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Aug 9-12.

Grenness, Tor (2012)

Hvordan kan du vite om noe er sant? 2. utgave

[Textbook]. Cappelen Damm Akademisk.

Grenness, Tor & De Paoli, Donatella (2011)

Building and transferring corporate culture and leadership philosophy through alternative work place design. The case of Telenor, Norway

[Academic lecture]. The 9th EISAM workshop on International Strategy and Cross-Cultural Management. Moscow, Oct 21-22.

De Paoli, Donatella Maria & Grenness, Tor (2011)

Tansfer of Telenors Scandinavian Workform, leadership philosophy and alternative office space design in Asia

[Academic lecture]. 9th Workshop on International Strategy and Cross Cultural Management.

De Paoli, Donatella Maria & Grenness, Tor (2011)

Building and transferring corporate culture and leadership philosophy through alternative workplace design. The case of Telenor

[Academic lecture]. NORKOMM(5)Nordic Research Seminar on Communication,2011,.