Liu, A M M; Fellows, R and Ng, J (2004) Surveyors' perspectives on ethics in organisational culture. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 11(6), pp. 438-449. ISSN 0969-9988
Abstract
This paper investigates perceptions on ethics amongst surveyors working in Hong Kong. Objectives of the study are to develop an organisational ethics model, to examine the dominant and significantly different ethical climate and culture types amongst private- and public-sector organisations that employ surveyors, and to determine any effects of the existence of ethical codes. It is postulated that ethical behaviours have an impact on the final project outcome. The empirical work is of survey design and the data are analysed using principal component factor analysis, correlation and analysis of variance. The results yield a number of factors and the strength of factors present differs between public and private organisations with a large number of respondents indicating uncertainty of the presence of ethical codes.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Hong Kong; organizational culture; professional ethics; surveying |
| Index terms: | surveying, professional ethics, survey, organizational culture, ethical behaviour, variance, Hong Kong, culture type, project outcome, ethics, factor analysis, presence |
| Subjects: | health monitoring assessment and metrics, ethical practice, environmental science, ethical issues, project completion, data collection methods, statistical analysis, cross-cultural studies, measurement and scaling, sociology, Geography |
| Topics: | Organizational Design, International Construction, Sustainability, Health and Safety, Project Management, Geographical Context, Research Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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