The perception of administrators toward the organization's ethical work climates in the North Harris Montgomery Community College District

The purpose of this study was to identify and describe the ethical work climate types as perceived by administrators in the North Harris Montgomery Community College District (NHMCCD). Specifically, this study examined the extent to which the ethical climate types described the ethical work climate, the extent to which the loci of analysis influenced the ethical climate, the differences in demographic variables and predominant loci of analysis.;Questionnaires containing Victor and Cullen's (1993) Ethical Climate Questionnaire and demographic questions developed by the researcher were distributed to a population consisting of 128 administrators under contract during the spring semester 2000. There was a 70% completion/response rate.;Based on responses descriptive statistics indicated the following: (1) the benevolence and principle ethical climate types were present, and (2) the cosmopolitan locus of analysis was the predominant loci of analysis.;Analysis of variance indicated that the cosmopolitan locus of analysis was perceived as having the greatest influence. Additionally, demographic data revealed that administrators at various job levels had different perceptions of the ethical climate and that administrators are determinants of whether policies are perceived similarly throughout the District.;The results suggest the NHMCCD has an ethical climate similar to other service type organizations. The researcher recommends administrators examine the NHMCCD ethical climate before attempting to change it and to ascertain why administrators at different job levels perceive the ethical climate differently.