In spite of a proliferation of research on managers and students ethical business culture perceptions, no extensive research in this field has been conducted for the BRIC countries. In this study, the perceptions of both graduate business students and in-the-market professionals have been analyzed, individually and jointly, in the context of these four emerging economies. Specific hypotheses have been developed to investigate similarities and differences within and between students and professionals ethical perceptions. A non-parametric statistical test was run thanks to a newly acquired data...