The Administrative and Ethical Practices of Managers and Their Impact on the Performance of Employees at Universities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Abstract

The study aims to identify the impact of administrative and ethical practices among managers on the performance of employees at universities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The research was conducted for the purpose of evaluating the role of ethical leaders and their impact on the performance of employees. The researcher developed a questionnaire and distributed it to a random sample of (150) employees. Fourteen invalid forms were excluded. Thus, the final valid responses (n=136) with 76% response rate. For answering the study's questions and hypotheses, the data were analysed using SPSS, V.17, where the arithmetic mean, the standard deviation, and the interpretation of the study were used. The Pearson correlation coefficient was used to verify the relationship between the dimensions of administrative and ethical practices of staff. The study found that a statistically significant effect of organizational and ethical practices on the performance of employees at universities in the KSA. Training programs to develop the employee’s and managers' skills were also recommended the study recommended several recommendations. The most essential is designing management programs on ethical and administrative practices for managers.