- Title
- Ethics amongst public sector built environment professionals: Gauteng Provincial Government
- Creator
- Magabuko, Thando Zuko
- Subject
- Civil service ethics -- South Africa -- Gauteng Public administration -- Moral and ethical aspects -- South Africa -- Gauteng
- Date Issued
- 2020
- Date
- 2020
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MSBE
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/49484
- Identifier
- vital:41725
- Description
- This study sought to establish whether there are merits to the perceptions of lack of professional, personal and corporate ethics amongst Built Environment professionals in Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG), and to decipher the variance in the lack of ethics per built environment discipline. It also sought to propose ways to address the lack thereof, if it exists. The method that was utilised in this study is the quantitative research technique. Descriptive statistical techniques were used to analyse the data. The gathering of the primary data was done through the use of semi-structured questionnaires. The questionnaire was divided into three sections, with A being the demographical information, B the closed questions on the type of ethics (namely professional, personal and corporate) and C the open-ended questions on the type of ethics (namely professional, personal and corporate). This study has revealed that the lack of ethics amongst the professionals is marginal; but enforcement of the code of conduct and the willingness of senior management to address the ethical issues indeed varies per GPG department. The implications of the findings are that although unethical conduct is not rampant amongst built-environmental professionals in the Gauteng Provincial Government, it needs to be addressed and contained through mechanisms, such as training, the conducting of awareness campaigns and enforcement by senior management. If management can enforce the department’s code of conduct; and if professional bodies conduct awareness campaigns, the issue of unethical conduct could be reduced.
- Format
- xi, 129 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment and Technology
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
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