Enhancing Ethical Orientation through Organizational Rationality: The Case of NAADS Projects in Uganda
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Date
2016
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European Journal of Business and Management
Abstract
This study aimed at analyzing the relationship between Organizational Rationality and Project Managers’ Ethical
Orientation on Poverty Eradication Projects in Uganda. A quantitative research design was adopted. Data was
collected from 268 project officials and project beneficiaries attached to selected National Agricultural Advisory
Services (NAADS) projects in Uganda. Primary data was captured through administering a questionnaire and
analyzed using descriptive statics, correlation and regression analysis. Results revealed a positive relationship
between organizational rationality and project managers’ ethical orientation. Also, each of the four dimensions
of organizational rationality, thus, Efficiency, Predictability, Control and Calculability are positively related to
Project Managers’ Ethical Orientation. These findings in part indicate that, within the project organization, if
task related inefficiencies are reduced to a minimum and tasks are handled harmoniously towards the project
objectives, project managers will accordingly act in accordance with policy regulations and directives with
fairness, and they shall always comply with the law and professional standards over and above other
considerations which is an indicator of good ethical orientation. Thus, it is advanced that where standards, rules,
regulations and control are an essential part of the daily life of the base organization, this leads to improved
Project Managers’ Ethical Orientation.
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Organizational Rationality, Project Managers, Strategy, Ethical Orientation, Poverty Eradication
Citation
Nangoli, S., Mahmood, J., Ngoma, M., Cherop, F., Namiyingo, S., & Musasizi, Y. Enhancing Ethical Orientation through Organizational Rationality: The Case of NAADS Projects in Uganda. European Journal of Business and Management