The Challenges of Organizational Culture on Ethical Decision Making in Malaysian Local Authorities

Ethical consumerism is the outcome of an ethical decision-making process. This research examines situational factors exemplified in context-related issues affecting decision-making as perceived by business students at the University of Bahrain. Reward systems, authority, bureaucracy, work role, organizational culture and national and cultural context are investigated. Qualitative research employing open-ended questions in questionnaire form is used. Two hundred and forty students participated in this research. Five questions were asked in the research. Themes involved are illustrations of reward systems, bureaucracy, organizational culture, national and cultural context and work roles. This research suggests that work roles require to be thoroughly investigated in future research. The research also shows that students are unaware of ethical consumerism. This explains reasons for not translating views of students to behavior as a reflection of ethical consumerism.

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Organizational Culture and Ethics in Decision-Making

International Journal of Engineering & Technology ◽

10.14419/ijet.v7i2.29.13327 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (2.29) ◽

pp. 257

Author(s):

Bibiana Anak Manggai ◽

Kassim Bin Thukiman ◽

Muhammad Fauzi bin Othman ◽

Muhammad Khairi bin Abdul Majid

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Organizational Culture ◽

Ethical Decision ◽

Ethical Decision Making ◽

Civil Servants ◽

The Public ◽

Traffic Police ◽

Media Reports ◽

On The Road ◽

The Right

Malaysia was recorded outnumber of accidents in the world. The traffic Police is the responsible body for ensuring to maintain the law on the road which assists the public for smooth travelling The media reports stated that the traffic police uses their power in wrong ways and is showing not profession with their duties. This happens due to lack of organizational culture among civil servants which are not practiced in the right ways according to the justice and their professions. Therefore, this article focuses on the organizational culture that should be practiced and the decisions that need to be practiced. Further, the ethical factors based decisions should be performed by traffic police. The topic selected will expect to improve the organizational culture and an ethical decision making among law’s practitioner and traffic police. In addition, the positive view can also give to the public on the ethical decision making that could be practiced by traffic police. In conclusion, the improvement of organizational culture should be refined to produce law practitioners and implementers in ethical especially for civil servants in decision-making.

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Organizational Culture and Ethical Decision-Making During Major Crises

Journal of Values-Based Leadership ◽

10.22543/0733.122.1274 ◽

2019 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

William Mumley

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Organizational Culture ◽

Ethical Decision ◽

Ethical Decision Making

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The Impact of Perception of Performance Appraisal and Distributive Justice Fairness on Employees' Ethical Decision Making in Paternalist Organizational Culture

Performance Improvement Quarterly ◽

10.1002/piq.21137 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 57-79 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Asli Goksoy ◽

Nihat Alayoglu

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Organizational Culture ◽

Distributive Justice ◽

Performance Appraisal ◽

Ethical Decision ◽

Ethical Decision Making ◽

The Impact ◽

Perception Of Performance

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Ethical Consumerism: Contextual Issues of Ethical Decision-Making Processes

Ethical and Social Perspectives on Global Business Interaction in Emerging Markets - Advances in Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-9864-2.ch008 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 133-149 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Ebtihaj A. Al A'ali ◽

Abdul Redha Al-Sarraf

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Organizational Culture ◽

Cultural Context ◽

Ethical Decision ◽

Ethical Decision Making ◽

Business Students ◽

Future Research ◽

Reward Systems ◽

Work Roles ◽

Ethical Consumerism

Ethical consumerism is the outcome of an ethical decision-making process. This research examines situational factors exemplified in context-related issues affecting decision-making as perceived by business students at the University of Bahrain. Reward systems, authority, bureaucracy, work role, organizational culture and national and cultural context are investigated. Qualitative research employing open-ended questions in questionnaire form is used. Two hundred and forty students participated in this research. Five questions were asked in the research. Themes involved are illustrations of reward systems, bureaucracy, organizational culture, national and cultural context and work roles. This research suggests that work roles require to be thoroughly investigated in future research. The research also shows that students are unaware of ethical consumerism. This explains reasons for not translating views of students to behavior as a reflection of ethical consumerism.

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The interaction of employee trust & ethical decision making

The Business and Management Review ◽

10.24052/bmr/v11nu02/art-19 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (02) ◽

pp. 161-168

Author(s):

Evangelia Fragouli ◽

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Organizational Culture ◽

Organizational Performance ◽

Social Order ◽

Ethical Decision ◽

Ethical Decision Making ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Personal Characteristics ◽

Employee Trust ◽

The Impact

Trust is seen to include both emotional and cognitive dimensions and to function as a deep assumption underwriting social order. In the past three decades, the importance of trust in the workplace & its influence on organizational performance has been recognized by research scholars, and practitioners. This research paper aims to examine the impact of employee trust on leaders' ethical decision-making. This study applies literature review method to address the above subject showing that the impact of employee trust on leaders’ ethical decision-making relates to organizational aspects, as well as personal characteristics of leaders. Consideration of organizational aspects include performance, effective communication, and organizational culture. The personal aspects relate to leadership self-certification, guilt, rational attitude, leader learning, and moral model. Further, this study suggests that employee trust enhances e& & motivates leaders to make ethical decisions. However, organizational culture and leadership personal characteristics may have a negative impact on ethical decision-making. This study suggests that organizations could make collective decisions on major issues to reduce the impact of these negative factors on ethical decision-making.

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