Predictors Influencing Local Council Officers’ Level of Integrity

Ameelliya Alykallam, Intan Salwani Mohamed and Rohana Othman

Integrity deficiency issues still persist up until this day, in which they are not showing any signs of reduction. The current study hence aims to examine whether possible factors, namely leadership, code of ethics, and moral awareness would increase the level of integrity among civil servants, particularly in Malaysian public sector. Primary data was collected via questionnaire responses, in which these questionnaires were distributed to local councils. These local councils consist of city councils, municipal councils, and district councils. Findings concluded that leadership and moral awareness are strong predictors towards level of integrity. Findings from this study is hoped to prompt governments to initiate serious efforts to tackle the integrity deficiency issues that has been shackling the civil services.

DOI : https://doi.org/10.21102/wjm.2018.09.92.03