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The Effects of Individual Factors and Organizational Factors on Public Officials' Ethical Judgment  

Kim, Ho-Jung (부산대학교 행정학과)
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Korean Public Administration Review / v.39, no.4, 2005 , pp. 125-148 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examines the impact of individual factors and organizational factors on an ethical judgment. Questionnaire data were obtained from 315 public sector employees who work for 12 autonomous districts in Pusan metropolitan city. Major findings are reported: (1) Internals have the higher level of ethical judgment than externals; (2) Machiavellianism, relativism are negatively associated with an ethical judgment and idealism is positively associated with an ethical judgment; (3) top managers and punishments are positively associated with an ethical judgment and reward is negatively associated with an ethical judgment; (4) Individual factors have a stronger influence than organizational factors on an ethical judgment; (5) The ethical judgments of older age groups are more influenced by individual factors.
Keywords
Ethics; Ethical Judgment; Ethical Behavior;
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