ETHICAL FACTORS AFFECTING EMPLOYEE RESPONSE TO CHANGE IN FAITH BASED HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS IN NAIROBI COUNTY, KENYA
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2023-10-02
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Tangaza University College
Abstract
This study investigated the ethical factors affecting employee response to change with a focus on
Faith based Health Organizations. The following objectives guided the study; 1) To investigate
how ethical leadership, affect employee response to change. 2) To explore how employee ethical
attitudes, affect employee response to change. 3) To investigate how ethical organizational
culture, affect employee response to change. The study was anchored on two theories namely,
utilitarianism and virtue ethics. The study adopted a phenomenological qualitative research
design and face-to-face in-depth interviews to collect data from 24 respondents in Faith-based
Health Organizations. The responses were analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings
revealed that employees may accept or resist changes depending on the ethicality of leadership,
employee attitudes, and/or organizational culture. Employee response to change was found to be
affected by factors like the leader's character and values, the employees' own personal values,
and the organization's overall ethical culture.