Developing a Tool to Measure Ethical Sensitivity in Public Administration and its Application

Do Lim Choi and James L. Perry

International Review of Public Administration, 2010, vol. 14, issue 3, 1-12

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to develop a measurement tool to test perception of ethical sensitivity (ES) in the area of public administration and to apply this measurement. The primary hypothesis is “Ethical sensitivity will be low.” Main results are as follows. First, the low ethical sensitivity of respondents was identified. Second, the free ticket case showed a different pattern from the other two cases, fund raising and mangled data. In the open-ended situation, respondents picked up more ethical dimensions. Third, public administrators are ethically less sensitive in situations related to organizational hierarchy. Fourth, the ethical sensitivity level of people may differ in terms of situational, organizational, or individual characteristics.

Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1080/12294659.2010.10805157

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