Ethical decision making is the most crucial action in an organisation as option chosen should not only consistent with values and principles, but also maintain the good reputation of the organisation. It is vital that decision makers go through a proper process of decision making which assist them to come to a coveted result. Based on the several unethical world scandals which involved abuse of power, manipulation of money in a government, false claims and corruption among the local authorities; these are found to be caused by improper or unethical decision making. Ironically, this unethical problem involves senior officials of the local authorities in Malaysia. Past research has suggested that the best solution to mitigate the risk of unethical behaviour which leads to unethical decision for the local authorities is to improvise the foundation which is enhancing the awareness and educational programs to promote ethical behaviour among the managers. This is hoped to increase their commitments to ethics and make it a culture and norm in their daily decision making.
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To Cite this Article: Muda, N. Z. M., & Saat, M. M. (2019). The Challenges of Organizational Culture on Ethical Decision Making in Malaysian Local Authorities. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 9(7), 923–932.
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