Ethical work climate dimensions in a not-for-profit organization: an empirical study.
Date
1999
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Springer Science & Business Media B.V.
Abstract
This paper is an attempt to address the limited amount of research in the realm of organizational ethical climate in the not-for-profit sector. The paper draws from Victor and Cullen's (1988) theoretical framework which, combines the constructs of cognitive moral development, ethical theory, and locus of analysis. However, as a point of departure from Victor and Cullen's work, the authors propose an alternative methodology to extract ethical climate dimensions based on theoretical considerations. Using the Ethical Climate Questionnaire (ECQ), an exploratory factor analysis is conducted followed by a confirmatory factor analysis using LISREL. The resulting five dimensions are labelled as: individual caring, machiavellianism, independence, social caring, and law and code. Findings provide a somewhat disparate perspective of the ethical climates in a not-for-profit context. First, there is a more discriminating perception of benevolent climate than its for-profit counterpart. Second, the dimensions are polarized between the individual and the cosmopolitan loci of analysis. These findings are then discussed with implications and direction for future research.
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Keywords
nonprofit organizations, Moral & Ethical Aspects
Citation
Agarwal, J., & Malloy, D. C. (1999). Ethical work climate dimensions in a not-for-profit organization: an empirical study. Journal Of Business Ethics, 20(1), 1-14.