Conceptualisation of an ethical risk assessment for higher education institutions

  • A. Grobler UNISA
  • A.L. Horne

Abstract

This article examines an ethical risk assessment conducted in one of South African largest higher education institutions. A statistical analysis of 1 687 respondents participating in the original ethical risk assessment survey was conducted. Confirmatory factor analyses supported a higher order, multidimensional model of three main factors, namely institutional ethical leadership orientation, individual/employee ethical orientation and institutional student-centeredness/orientation. Based on this examination and analysis this three-factor structure provides sufficient evidence of a conceptual ethical framework to be further tested empirically and used within higher education institutions.

Author Biography

A. Grobler, UNISA
Human Resource Development specialist

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Published
2017-04-23
How to Cite
Grobler, A., and A.L. Horne. 2017. “Conceptualisation of an Ethical Risk Assessment for Higher Education Institutions”. South African Journal of Higher Education 31 (2), 154-71. https://doi.org/10.20853/31-2-1032.
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