Formación ética y educación superior. Perspectivas estudiantiles y docentes del campo de la gestión y administración

The purpose of the article is to describe the student and teacher perspectives on the relevance and impact of ethics training in higher education in universities careers in the field of management and administration. The study considers a qualitative inquiry approach, collecting information through semi-structured interviews and focus groups with key informants from an undergraduate university program in Chile, to gather university experiences on the research problem. The results obtained from the case studied show the positive impact given by both students and teachers to the strengthening of ethical behavior in professional practice, during the training process as well as in future work. The main conclusion of the study indicates that ethical training in higher education in the field of management and administration is essential, becoming a differentiating job competency to manage organizations that meet social and citizen needs.