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An Empirical Assessment of Employee Integrity in the Public Sector of Malaysia

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  • Alam, Md. Mahmudul

    (Universiti Utara Malaysia)

  • Johari, Razana Juhaida
  • Said, Jamaliah

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Purpose - Integrity is a critical issue as it could lead to failures in governance, fraud, inefficacy, corruption, as well as weak financial management particularly in the public sector. At present, the public sector is a matter of global concern due the constant cases of failures in governance, fraud, inefficacy, and corruption. As such, this sector has been pressurized to provide justification of the sources and usages of public resources and to improve their service performance as the public has the right to monitor the public sector management’s transparency and efficacy. This study evaluates the state of present integrity practices among public sector employees from various Malaysian service schemes. Design/methodology/approach – Primary data were collected using a questionnaire survey approach with 194 heads of departments in the Malaysian federal ministries. The collection of data was according to the perspective of 13 factors in integrity practices using a five-point Likert scale. Factor analysis and descriptive statistics were utilized for data analysis. In addition, data reliability was checked by Cronbach’s alpha test, data normality was examined by Skewness and Kurtosis tests, and data validity was tested by using Kaiser-Meyer Olkin test and Barlett’s test. Findings - The findings show that 92.6% of the participants reported that they practised integrity within their departments. Nevertheless, the priority for these integrity factors varies according to the service schemes. In general, the departments of finance, audits, and administration had an above average integrity practice level however the practice of the accounting scheme is below the general average level. Practical/Policy implications - This findings of the study will help policy makers to take necessary steps to improve the practices of integrity in the public sector in order to create a more dependable and efficient public sector in Malaysia. Originality/value – This is an original study based on primary data that assesses the performance of practicing integrity in the public sector of Malaysia.

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  • Alam, Md. Mahmudul & Johari, Razana Juhaida & Said, Jamaliah, 2019. "An Empirical Assessment of Employee Integrity in the Public Sector of Malaysia," SocArXiv a96xq, Center for Open Science.
    • Handle: RePEc:osf:socarx:a96xq
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/a96xq
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    2. Jamaliah Said & Md. Mahmudul Alam & Nurazwani Binti Mat Radzi & Mohamad Hafiz Rosli, 2020. "Impacts of accountability, integrity, and internal control on organisational value creation: evidence from Malaysian government linked companies," International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 14(2), pages 206-223.
    3. Jamaliah Said & Md. Mahmudul Alam & Razana Juhaida Johari, 2020. "Assessment of risk management practices in the public sector of Malaysia," International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 12(4), pages 377-390.
    4. Razana Juhaida Johari & Md. Mahmudul Alam & Jamaliah Said, 2020. "Empirical assessment on factors contributing to integrity practices of Malaysian public sector officers," Post-Print hal-03538155, HAL.

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