THE IMPACT OF ETHICAL CLIMATE AND ETHICAL LEADERSHIP ON ETHICAL CODES PRACTICES

Year 2017, ICMEB17 Özel Sayısı, 563 - 573, 01.12.2017

Bekir Kul

Abstract

In this study, it is aimed to evaluate the effects of ethical leadership and ethical climate perceptions on the ethical codes practices of public and private sector organizations. The population of the study is 332. The sample of the study consists of the personnel of the "General Administrative Services Class" in the central organization of the Ministry of National Education MoNE , the personnel of "Educational Services Class" in the provincial organization of the same ministry and the employees working in private sector organizations in Istanbul and Ankara. In order to test the research hypotheses determined for the purpose of the research, theoretical prediction and conceptual framework, it was decided to obtain the data from the primary data source and the survey method was chosen as the data collection tool. After the literature review, the questionnaire including the adapted / developed scales suitable for the use of relevant variables was examined by experts and pre-test work was carried out in the central organization of the MoNE. The study was conducted between November 2015 and December 2016. Data were collected with ethical climate, ethical leadership and ethical code practices scales. The data is reported with using multiple regression and path analysis. As a result of statistical analysis, three main results were found. First one ethical climate, it is positively related ethical leadership and ethical codes of practice. Second is that ethical leadership behavior is impact on ethical code practices. In the study, unexpectedly it has been found that ethical climate is not effective on ethical codes practices

Keywords

Ethical Climate, Ethical Leadership, Ethical Codes

THE IMPACT OF ETHICAL CLIMATE AND ETHICAL LEADERSHIP ON ETHICAL CODES PRACTICES

Abstract

In this study, it is aimed to evaluate the effects of ethical leadership and ethical climate perceptions on the ethical codes practices of public and private sector organizations. The population of the study is 332. The sample of the study consists of the personnel of the "General Administrative Services Class" in the central organization of the Ministry of National Education MoNE , the personnel of "Educational Services Class" in the provincial organization of the same ministry and the employees working in private sector organizations in Istanbul and Ankara. In order to test the research hypotheses determined for the purpose of the research, theoretical prediction and conceptual framework, it was decided to obtain the data from the primary data source and the survey method was chosen as the data collection tool. After the literature review, the questionnaire including the adapted / developed scales suitable for the use of relevant variables was examined by experts and pre-test work was carried out in the central organization of the MoNE. The study was conducted between November 2015 and December 2016. Data were collected with ethical climate, ethical leadership and ethical code practices scales. The data is reported with using multiple regression and path analysis. As a result of statistical analysis, three main results were found. First one ethical climate, it is positively related ethical leadership and ethical codes of practice. Second is that ethical leadership behavior is impact on ethical code practices. In the study, unexpectedly it has been found that ethical climate is not effective on ethical codes practices.

Keywords

leadership, climate, ethical

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