Research article

WORK ETHICS AND ITS IMPACT ON EFFICIENCY OF WORKERS PERFORMANCE OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION ZONE

Adnan Ibrahim Khamis1, Anhar Mohammed Ali Hasan*2 and Ahmed Hamdan Lafta*3

Online First: November 30, 2022


This study objective to identify commitment level of employees in the Department of Agricultural Extension of Baghdad Governorate through opinions and perceptions of respondents. If work ethics (respect of laws and regulations, justice sense, work perfection, respect for time and confidentiality, trust and responsibility, Integrity, transparency, cooperation and good treatment). Also, this study aimed to identify level of employees ’performance for job tasks and its effect of commitment level for work ethics on efficiency of employees’ performance. The study was conducted on a random sample of research community of (96) respondents. Questionnaire form was used as a tool to collect research data. The results showed that employees ’commitment towards to work ethics is not at required level, weakness of employees to respect laws and regulations. A large number of respondents were feeling unequal. It was found that there is a decline in work perfection, integrity and transparency. It was found that employee's performance level of tasks entrusted to them is a degree of humility and that there is an effective impact on level of employees’ commitment to work ethics and its dimensions on the efficiency of their performance of their job duties. The study included some recommendations that would raise the efficiency performance and improve work.

Keywords

Work ethics, laws and regulations, integrity and transparency, honesty and responsibility, performance efficiency.