Ethical Climate in Government and Nonprofit Sectors: Public Policy Implications for Service Delivery.

Date
2010
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Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media B.V.
Abstract
An important factor that leads governments to engage in public service contracts with nonprofit organizations is the belief that they share similar ethical and value orientations that will allow governments to reduce monitoring costs. However the notion of the existence of similarities in ethical climate has not been systematically examined. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the ethical climate in government and nonprofit sectors and to determine the extent to which similarities (and differences) exist in ethical climate dimensions. Using survey data and structural equation modeling technique, the factor structure equivalence and measurement invariance of the ethical climate in the two sectors are tested. Results indicate that while there is a significant overlap in shared perception of ethical climate dimensions, there are also key differences between the two sectors. The outcome of this research provides important preliminary insights for public policy makers in government to better understand the implications of using the nonprofit sector for service delivery.
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Keywords
Ethical climate, Government, Non-profit, Structural equation modeling
Citation
Agarwal, J., Malloy, D., & Rasmussen, K. (2010). Ethical Climate in Government and Nonprofit Sectors: Public Policy Implications for Service Delivery. Journal Of Business Ethics, 94(1), 1-2. doi:10.1007/s10551-010-0484-3