@inproceedings{b1de238c450e4a658c90cd7b13dedaa7,
title = "Ethical directions and cultural dimensions of construction professionals in Malaysia: With a framework of ethical decision making",
abstract = "Corporate ethics and business ethics are becoming new requirements for a successful business in the 21st century. This trend continues to be strengthened throughout the industries and the construction industry cannot be exceptional. This research provides a practical framework of ethical decision making for construction together with the perceptions of construction professionals in respect to ethics and culture. A project factor approach is incorporated in the framework to reflect the unique feature of construction. The framework is based on Agent (virtue ethics) - Action (deontology) - Results (consequentialism) model and the stakeholder concept of construction projects. The framework also intends to identify the ethical directions - either mean-oriented or end-oriented. The effectiveness of the framework has been proved through a survey with construction professionals in Malaysia. The survey also includes cultural dimensions as ethic is a subset of culture. The outcomes of the survey shows that the construction professional in Malaysia are slightly more mean-oriented than end-oriented, and their cultural dimensions are more power oriented (PDI), more individualistic (IDV) and more masculine (MAS) compared to the Malaysia national level cultural dimensions.",
keywords = "Construction, Culture, Decision-making, Ethics, Malaysia",
author = "Kang, {Byung Gyoo} and Yee, {Keh Vin} and Goh, {Boon Hoe} and Choong, {Wee Kang} and Yeong, {Tuck Wai}",
year = "2014",
doi = "10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.838-841.2875",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783037859261",
series = "Advanced Materials Research",
pages = "2875--2882",
booktitle = "Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering",
note = "2013 2nd Global Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, GCCSEE 2013 ; Conference date: 28-09-2013 Through 29-09-2013",
}