Ethics training in Ghanaian corporations.
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Ethics is an essential part of employee training. Studies conducted suggest
that the benefits that may be derived from the implementation of ethics
training in an organization are numerous, ranging from increase in
productivity to improvement in employee effectiveness.
This exploratory study investigates how ethics training programs
implemented in an organization may impact the performance level of the
organization's employees. The study also seeks to find out some of the
specific benefits that may be derived from the implementation of ethics
training. The main question that this study attempts to answer is; Does
ethics training have an impact on employee performance?
The study is set in Ghana specifically in the city of Accra. Three interviews
with key employees and 40 distributed questionnaires constitute the
instruments used during the compilation of this study. Findings suggest that
ethics training plays an important role in the employees' performance in an
organization and is an essential ingredient if success is to be achieved. The
findings also suggest that the employees themselves consider ethics training
as a vital element for their personal improvement and as a necessary factor
for the achievement of their targets. The findings and lessons obtained
during the compilation of this study may constitute a good addition to
already scarce intellectual resources on ethics training in the Ghanaian
context. The findings may also be beneficial for companies trying to improve
on ethics training in Ghana as well as serve as assistance in further research.