An assessment of the impact of employee ethical behaviour on organizational climate and corporate reputation among staff of a higher education institution in Ghana

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to analyze the impact of employee ethical behaviour on organizational climate and corporate reputation in a higher educational institution in the context of Ghana. The study employed the quantitative approach and descriptive design to collect the desired data for the study. The analysis of the study was based on the responses of 195 employees of the University of Education, Winneba. The results of the study indicate that there is a statistically significant effect of employee ethical behaviour (perceived trust, personal morality, rules and operating procedure and laws and professional codes) on organizational climate and corporate reputation, where the correlation coefficient which indicates a statistically significant correlation relationship between the construct of employee ethical behaviour and organizational climate and corporate reputation. The outcome of the study is an indication that a unit increase in employee ethical behaviours would lead to a corresponding increase in organizational climate and corporate reputation. Based on the study results, the study recommended that organizational leaders should ensure that there is a serious control system that only enables the use of proper enforcement of employee ethical standards to increase the performance of an organization in terms of organizational climate and corporate reputation.