The Effect of Education and Formal Training on Ethical Behavior Among Russian Public Sector Employees
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Academic Unit
College of Arts and Sciences
Publication Date
2019
Document Type
Article
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to investigate how education and formal training predict personal administrative ethics perceptions of Russian public sector employees while controlling for age. Using ANCOVA analyses and adopting the widely used Clark and Clark’s Personal Business Ethics Scores measure, this study analyzed the ethical perception of 199 Russian public sector employees. Significant correlations were observed between personal administrative ethics perceptions of Russian public sector employees and level of education. The respondents with doctorate degrees scored significantly higher PBES, followed by respondents with bachelor degrees, compared to respondents with two years of college and high school diploma. We did not find significant differences in ethical behavior and formal training. Researchers and scholars in cross-cultural management and business ethics fields can benefit from this study as it provides more empirical results in understanding the impact of educational and cultural factors on the ethical maturity of public sector employees in different countries. Leaders, managers, and practitioners can benefit from this study as it provides managerial implications in managing public sector employees in the most effective and efficient manner. The results from this research suggest that academic ethics education plays a critical role in creating an ethical workplace climate in Russia. This study fills the gap in the literature and offers a unique analysis of the administrative ethics perceptions of Russian public sector employees. Determining the types of administrative ethics education and training that are most effective in Russia would be beneficial to researchers and practitioners.
Journal Title
SAM Advanced Management Journal
Volume
83
Issue
3
Beginning Page Number
61
Last Page Number
79
Recommended Citation
Ermasova, Natalia; Clark, Dina; Nguyen, Lam; and Ermasov, Sergey, "The Effect of Education and Formal Training on Ethical Behavior Among Russian Public Sector Employees" (2019). Faculty Authors and Creators Reception. 259.
https://opus.govst.edu/fac/259