Building Ethical Capital: Perceptions of Ethical Climate in the Public Sector

Abstract

Th is article examines infl uences on public servant perceptions of ethical climate in the public sector. Th e array of benefi cial outcomes produced by perceptions of a positive ethical climate, the existence of government programs aimed at improving ethical climate, and implications for government accountability and trustworthiness all argue for a better understanding of the sources of these perceptions. Empirical analyses of survey responses from employees of the U.S. federal executive branch show that individuals in leadership positions perceive the ethical climate more positively. Conversely, work tenure tends to worsen perceived ethical climate, although supervisory status attenuates this negative eff ect. Ethics training, interaction with ethics offi cials, and perceived knowledge about ethics topics consistently infl uence perceptions of ethical climate and advice-seeking behavior in a positive way. A set of results related to advice-seeking behavior serves to reinforce the important role of ethics offi cials.

A meta‐analytic test of the differential pathways linking ethical leadership to normative conduct

“…We This subscale also had a strong positive correlation with the ethical culture measure, whereas other dimensions had small or insignificant correlations (Treviño et al, 1998). In addition, we included in our analysis other ethical culture or ethical climate (ethical culture, hereafter) measures that were similar to Treviño et al's scale (Babin, Boles, & Robin, 2000;Hunt et al, 1989;Menzel, 1995;Raile, 2013;Schwepker, 2001).…”

An Analysis of the Ethics Infrastructure and Ethical Climate in Slovenian Public Administration

“…It is interesting that the statement "A legal framework adequately determines public servant standards of behaviour" did not even correlate with one statement in terms of the ethical climate. Th is is converse to the conclusions made by Bowman and Knox (2008) and Afedize (2015) and, to some extent, the research of Rasmussen et al (2003) and Raile (2013). At the same time, the statements in relation to the ethical climate that are oriented towards "individualism" do not correlate with infrastructure.…”

“…Th ey found that public servant ethical climates are externally determined by professional or legal norms. Similarly, Raile (2013) suggests that "public servant perceptions of ethical climate have predictable sources. " He pointed out that public administrators can simultaneously help shape ethical-climate perception.…”

“…Babin et al 2000;Moon and Choi 2014) and decisions in companies (Loe et al 2000;O'Fallon andButterfi eld 2005, Belak et al 2014). Th ere is less research that focuses on the evaluation of the ethics climate in the public sector (Ashkanasy et al 2000;Bowman and Knox 2008;Vashdi et al 2013;Raile 2013). When it comes to the public sector, ethics infrastructure is more oft en mentioned in literature (e.g.…”

Peran Komitmen Afektif Dalam Memperkuat Dampak Dari Dimensi Iklim Kerja Etis Terhadap Perasaaan Berkewajiban Pegawai

“…PendahuluanPada dasarnya fungsi etika pada pengembangan organisasi tidak hanya berfokus pada perilaku individu dalam bekerja, tetapi juga dalam hal lainnya seperti perilaku pengambilan keputusan (Wyld dan Jones, 2007). Sejauh mana pemerintah yang bersifat demokratis dapat memenuhi tujuan melayani rakyat dan meningkatkan kesejahteraan umum sebagian besar sangat bergantung pada sikap dan perilaku dari pegawai publik (Raile, 2012). Oleh karena itu dengan mengeksplorasi iklim etika di ranah organisasi pemerintah akan membantu administrator maupun pembuat kebijakan dalam memahami sifat perilaku etis dalam pengaturan organisasi publik dan bagaimana kondisi ini dapat mempengaruhi pelaksanaan kebijakan publik dan berikut sikap dan perilaku individu (Rasmussen et al, 2003).Fokus kepada etika sektor publik dipandang sebagai reaksi atas tren baru dari manajemen publik (Stensota, 2010).…”