Organizational commitment of public service employees in Ghana
Do codes of ethics matter
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9960745 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anthony Sumnaya Kumasey (0000-0002-2191-0324, University of Manchester), Justice Nyigmah Bawole (0000-0002-5793-4184, University of Ghana Business School, Ghana), Farhad Hossain (0000-0003-1433-9518, University of Manchester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 83 |
| Issue | 1_suppl |
| Pages | 59-77 |
| Publication date | 2017-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Review of Administrative Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8523 • E-ISSN: 1461-7226 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0020852316634447 |
| OpenAlex | W2484035471 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 55 |
One of the most difficult and under-examined issues in the ethics research of developing countries is whether the establishment of codes of ethics in public service organizations leads to employees’ organizational commitment. This study investigates the link between codes of ethics and organizational commitment, as well as its three dimensions of affective, normative and continuance commitment, in Ghanaian public service organizations. Correlational, regression and descriptive statistics were used to study 228 participants conveniently sampled from selected public service organizations within the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Empirical evidence showed that codes of ethics significantly and positively predicted employees’ organizational commitment, as well as the three dimensions of the affective, normative and continuance commitment of employees
Business · Continuance · Ethical code · Impartiality · Normative · Organizational commitment · Political science · Public relations · Public service · Service (business · Ethics in Business and Education · Law · Marketing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Workplace Spirituality and Leadership · Workplace Violence and Bullying
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 1,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |