Integrity Practice in Business: A Case Study

Amalan Integriti dalam Perniagaan: Kajian Kes

Authors

  • Nur A’fina Mohamad Sopee

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33102/sainsinsani.vol6no3.359

Keywords:

integrity, integrity practice, business entity, integriti; amalan integriti; entiti perniagaan

Abstract

In the business world, entrepreneurs have to face various ethical issues that are sometimes not so easy to find solutions. The ethical issues may include bribery, nepotism, theft, fraud, conflict of interest, quality control, discrimination, misrepresentation, abuse of public funds, environmental pollution and many more. Practice of integrity is one of the alternatives to reduce the ethical issues. Integrity in the workplace comes in many ways but it applies above all to ensure outstanding character qualities and work ethics including good judgment, honesty, trustworthiness, and loyalty. People who have a high level of integrity at work are trustworthy and reliable; they practice and encourage open and honest communication as well as responsible for their actions. Question to ponder is on whether integrity is still prevalent among workers and customers of a particular business entity. This study therefore aimed to analyze the practice of integrity among the employees and customers of a selected business entity. The study also aimed at identifying the solutions related to integrity problem. Qualitative approach is applied in achieving the objectives of the study and an interview was conducted to get the expected result. A total of six respondents were randomly chosen for the purpose of data collection in this study. The findings showed that generally, integrity is upheld by the employees and the customers in the entity’s business activities. Nevertheless, as this study is confined to a single business entity and limited number of respondents, perhaps future research should focus on a larger sample in making the finding more generalizable.

 

Dalam dunia perniagaan, para pengusaha berhadapan dengan pelbagai isu etika yang kadang kala sukar untuk mencari jalan penyelesaiannya. Isu-isu etika dalam perniagaan termasuk rasuah, nepotisma, pecah amanah, konflik kepentingan, isu kawalan mutu, diskriminasi, salah guna harta awam, isu pencemaran alam sekitar dan bermacam lagi. Amalan yang berintegriti merupakan satu aspek penting dalam mengekang isu etika dalam perniagaan. Amalan integriti ini boleh dalam pelbagai bentuk dan apa yang lebih utama adalah sikap dan mutu kerja yang berkualiti seperti kejujuran, keadilan dan kesaksamaan, kebolehpercayaan dan juga kesetiaan. Mereka yang berintegriti adalah mereka yang boleh dipercayai dan boleh dipertanggungjawabkan; mereka mengamalkan sikap terbuka dan jujur serta bertanggungjawab dalam tindakan. Persoalan penting yang ingin diutarakan di sini adalah sama ada integriti ini menjadi keutamaan dalam kalangan pekerja dan pelanggan sesebuat entiti perniagaan. Justeru, kajian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisa amalan integriti di kalangan pekerja dan juga pelanggan sesebuah entiti perniagaan. Kajian ini juga cuba untuk mengenalpasti solusi kepada sesuatu isu integriti yang berlaku dalam entiti perniagaan terpilih. Pendekatan kualitatif telah digunapakai dalm mencapai objektif kajian, dan temubual dijadikan instrumen utama dalam memperoleh data. Seramai enam responden dari sebuah entiti perniagaan telah dipilih secara rawak sebagai informen kepada kajian ini. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa amalan berintegriti masih lagi menjadi keutamaan kepada pekerja dan juga pelanggan entiti perniagaan yang dikaji. Bagaimanapun, kajian yang bersifat kajian kes ini hanya melibatkan satu entiti perniagaan dan beberapa orang responden, justeru adalah perlu untuk kajian lanjut dijalankan ke atas sampel yang lebih besar agar hasil kajian boleh dijadikan “kesimpulan umum” (generalizable).

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2021-12-06
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DOI: 10.33102/sainsinsani.vol6no3.359
Published: 2021-12-06
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Sopee, N. A. M. . (2021). Integrity Practice in Business: A Case Study: Amalan Integriti dalam Perniagaan: Kajian Kes . Sains Insani, 6(3). https://doi.org/10.33102/sainsinsani.vol6no3.359
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