Questionnaire for Ethics and Job Satisfaction

QUESTIONNAIRE

Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire, which should only take a few minutes to fill in. The information you give here will be treated strictly for research purpose. The objective of this questionnaire is to establish a relationship between Company Ethics, Employee Job Satisfaction and Employee Performance. Kindly fill in the blank spaces given next to the questions. Encircle the most suitable option where required.

NAME:

AGE: __________

GENDER: (a) Male (b) Female

DEPARTMENT: ______________________

MARTIAL STATUS: (a) Married (b) Unmarried

Organization Ethics

1. Does your organization have an ethics policy?
(a) YES
(b) NO
(c)OTHER (please specify)

If yes, please describe the key features of the ethics policy. (Optional Question)

2. How are the ethical policies/rules communicated to staff members?
(a) Management meetings
(b) Email messages
(c) Training sessions
(d) Unknown
(e) Other (please specify)

3. Is there a perceived gap between what the organizations ethics and standards say and the way those policies and standards are administered?
(a) YES
(b) NO

4. Does your organization have an in-house ethics advisor?
(a) YES
(b) NO
5. How often do your executive leaders speak about ethics and governance in management meetings or other settings?
(a) Regularly
(b) Often
(c) Sometimes
(d) Occasionally
(e) Never
(f) Other (please specify)

6. Does your organization treat employees with respect and human rights?
(a) YES
(b) NO

7. Does your organization support the reporting of any unlawful or unethical behaviour?
(a) YES
(b) NO

8. Do you get your ethical guideline book at the start of job? (a) YES
(b) NO

9. Whether the company clearly communicates its goals and strategies to you?
(a) YES
(b) NO

10. Do you agree that “Right is right, even if everyone is against it; and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it (William Pan).”
a) YES
b) NO

11. Does any of these unethical actions are practised in your organization?
(a) Invasion in privacy
(b) Fraudulent billing practices
(c) Dishonesty
(d) Favouritism
(e) Nepotism

|Ethical optimism scale | | |
|1. Successful managers in your company are generally more ethical than unsuccessful |Yes |No |
|managers. | | |
|2. In order to succeed in your company it is often necessary to compromise one's |Yes |No |
|ethics. | | |
|3. Successful managers in your company withhold information that is detrimental to |Yes |No |
|their self-interest. | | |
|4. Successful managers in your company make rivals look bad in the eyes of important|Yes |No |
|people in your company. | | |
|5. Successful managers in your company look for a "scapegoat" when they feel they |Yes |No |
|may be associated with failure. | | |
|6. Successful managers in your company take credit for the ideas and accomplishments|Yes |No |
|of others. | | |
|Top management action scale | | |
|1. Top management in your company has let it be known in no uncertain terms that |Yes |No |
|unethical behaviour will not be tolerated. | | |
|2. Top managers in your company should have higher ethical standards than they do |Yes |No |
|now. | | |
|3. If a manager in your company is discovered to have engaged in unethical behaviour|Yes |No |
|that results primarily in personal gain rather than corporate gain he will be | | |
|promptly criticized. | | |

Job Satisfaction

1. Do you feel that your job suits your educational qualification?
(a) YES
(b) NO

2. How do you view this job?
(a) CHALLENGING
(b) RESPONSIBLE
(c) MOTIVATING
(d) SECURED

3. Do you face any stress in your job?
(a) YES
(b)No

4. Job promotions are fair and equitable?
(a) Strongly Agree (b) Agree
(c) Strongly Disagree (d) Disagree
(e) Never

5. The organization provides incentives/reward or recognition for accomplished work?
(a) YES
(b) NO
6. Do you feel that the employees are recognized as individuals?
(a) YES
(b) NO

7. The organization provides incentives/reward for bringing forward suggestions on improving productivity?
Strongly Agree
(a)Agree
(b)Strongly Disagree (c)Disagree (d)Never

8. Are you satisfied with your pay package?
(a) HIGHLY SATISFIED
(b) SATISFIED
(c) DISSATISFIED
(d) HIGHLY DISSATISFIED

9. Are the benefits that your company is extending to you is sufficient?
(a) FULLY SUFFICIENT
(b) SUFFICIENT
(c) INSUFFICIENT

10. What is your level of satisfaction regarding relationship with your supervisor?
(a)HIGHLY SATISFIED
(b) SATISFIED
(c) DISSATISFIED
(d) HIGHLY DISSATISFIED

11. What is your level of satisfaction regarding relationship with your co-workers?
(a)HIGHLY SATISFIED
(b) SATISFIED
(c) DISSATISFIED
(d) HIGHLY DISSATISFIED

12. What is your level of satisfaction regarding the work environment?
(a) HIGHLY SATISFIED
(b) SATISFIED
(c) DISSATISFIED
(d) HIGHLY DISSATISFIED

13. Are you satisfied with the present position in your company?
(a) HIGHLY SATISFIED
(b) SATISFIED
(c) DISSATISFIED
(d) HIGHLY DISSATISFIED

14. How satisfied are you with your team-spirit in your work environment?
(a) HIGHLY SATISFIED (b) SATISFIED
(c) DISSATISFIED
(d) HIGHLY DISSATISFIED

15. Does your organization provide opportunity to learn new skills?
(a) YES
(b) NO

16. Does your organization support for additional training and education?
(a) YES
(b) NO

17. The training and development techniques help you understand your job requirements?
(a)Strongly Agree
(b)Agree
(c)Strongly Disagree (d)Disagree Never

18. Does your organization provide opportunity to utilize your skills and talents?
(a) YES
(b) NO

19. Does your organization provide adequate opportunity for periodic changes in duties?
(a) YES
(b) NO

20. How satisfied are you with your overall job security?
(a) HIGHLY SATISFIED
(b) SATISFIED
(c) DISSATISFIED
(d) HIGHLY DISSATISFIED

21. How do you evaluate the overall satisfaction with your job?
(a) HIGHLY SATISFIED
(b) SATISFIED
(c) DISSATISFIED
(d) HIGHLY DISSATISFIED

Performance

1. Does your organization have training and development system to monitor employee performance and provide them with career planning?
(a) YES
(b) NO

2. Training and development process increases efficiency in the organization and employee activities?
(a)Strongly Agree
(b)Agree
(c)Strongly Disagree
(d)Disagree
(e)Never

3. Employees having job satisfaction show improvement in their individual performance?
Strongly Agree
(a)Strongly Agree
(b)Agree
(c)Strongly Disagree
(d)Disagree
(e)Never

4. Does Employee Job Satisfaction improve quality of Employee Performance?
(a) YES
(b) NO

5. How much do you think you’re in control of your job?
(a)Strongly Agree
(b)Agree
(c)Strongly Disagree
(d)Disagree
(e)Never

6. How much effort do you put in your job?
(a)Strongly Agree
(b)Agree
(c)Strongly Disagree
(d)Disagree
(e)Never

7. A satisfied employee is a hard worker?
(a)Strongly Agree
(b)Agree
(c)Strongly Disagree
(d)Disagree
(e)Never

8. Does employee job satisfaction improves quantity of employee performance?
(a) YES
(b) NO