Private And Public Sector Ethics

Abstract

Differences between public and private-sector organizations were proposed to lead to different ethical perceptions, principles and judgments.  As expected, employees working in the public and private sector and enrolled in a night MBA program did display significantly different ethical judgments that appeared to be partially, but not completely explained by significant differences in the ethical principles they reported emphasizing. Ethical decision-making models suggest, as we do, that differing ethical perceptions also played a part in the different judgments found.