Synthesis Research on Ethical Governance: Dimensions, Consequences, and Influencing Factors
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governance, ethics, ethical governance, meta-synthesisAbstract
Ethical governance is grounded in moral values. In today’s context—marked by rising corruption and declining public trust—identifying the consequences, influencing factors, and ethical dimensions of ethical governance has become an unavoidable necessity. The purpose of the present study is to identify the consequences, influencing factors, and ethical dimensions and components of ethical governance using a meta-synthesis approach. The research method in this study is qualitative, and through meta-synthesis, the researcher analyzes the results and findings of previous studies. By implementing the seven-step method proposed by Sandelowski and Barroso, the research process was completed. The software used in this study was SPSS 19. The findings indicate that ethical governance includes 82 components categorized into seven main dimensions: (1) ethical leadership and competence, (2) participation and social interaction, (3) justice and fairness, (4) responsibility and accountability, (5) institutional structure and rule of law, (6) human development and welfare, and (7) fundamental and moral values. In addition, 21 influencing factors on ethical governance were identified across five main categories: socio-cultural factors, leadership and managerial factors, political and governmental factors, structural and institutional factors, and innovative and technological factors. The consequences of ethical governance encompassed 19 factors, grouped into four dimensions: economic dynamism and growth, economic integrity and transparency, work ethic and service orientation, and sustainable development and societal resilience. This study presents a comprehensive model that maps the relationships among these dimensions and consequences, as well as the factors influencing ethical governance, thereby providing a framework for the establishment of ethical governance.
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