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 Volume 11, Issue 12 (December 2024), Pages: 48-55

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 Original Research Paper

Influence of ethical management on politics in performance appraisal: Development and validation of a causal model

 Author(s): 

 Zulkiflee Daud 1, Hosam Elsaman 1, *, Rusli Ahmad 2, Mazli Mutazam 1, Rashdan Sallehuddin 1, Nasiruddin Haron 1, Abidzar ZainolAbidin 1

 Affiliation(s):

 1School of Business Management, College of Business, University Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Malaysia
 2Faculty of Business, University of Sohar, Sohar, Oman

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5554-8052

 Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2024.12.006

 Abstract

This study examines the impact of the ethical Management concept on perceptions of organizational politics in performance appraisal within the context of Malaysia's rapidly growing economy and its demand for effective human resource policies in the financial sector. Addressing the risks of workplace politics that can lead to performance errors and reputational harm, the research employed a quantitative approach, utilizing a questionnaire distributed to 274 officers and clerical staff selected through proportionate stratified random sampling in a Malaysian government financial institution in Kuala Lumpur. Exploratory factor analysis and data validation identified three dimensions of organizational politics in performance appraisal and six dimensions of the Ethical Management concept: work commitment, social obligation, justice, job satisfaction, creative work, and productivity. The findings revealed that work commitment, justice, job satisfaction, and creative work were significantly influenced by the perception of benefits, emphasizing their role in improving organizational outcomes. This study contributes to the development of a model linking the Ethical Management concept to organizational politics, offering insights for enhancing organizational performance through improved management practices.

 © 2024 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords

 Conceptual research, Ethical management, Organizational politics, Performance appraisal, Workplace behavior, Human resource policies

 Article history

 Received 26 July 2024, Received in revised form 20 October 2024, Accepted 17 November 2024

 Acknowledgment

No Acknowledgment.

 Compliance with ethical standards

 Ethical considerations

This study adhered to ethical research standards. Informed consent was obtained, and participant confidentiality and anonymity were ensured. The research posed no harm to participants.

 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Daud Z, Elsaman H, Ahmad R, Mutazam M, Sallehuddin R, Haron N, and ZainolAbidin A (2024). Influence of ethical management on politics in performance appraisal: Development and validation of a causal model. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 11(12): 48-55

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