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PEER REVIEW
PEER REVIEW
The Malaysian Surveyor

collected was reliable and viable, as Alpha (α) test. The total number of the ethical issues with regards to
the majority of the respondents were questions as well as the number ethical decision making.
relevant to their company’s position. of respondents affect the result
of Cronbach’s Alpha (α) test. The As shown in Table 2, the highest top
The respondent’s work experience mean index and standard deviation five ethical issues that impacted the
has a significant impact on the have been calculated and ranked in ethical decision making was lack
research. If respondents have more ascending order. The outcomes of of quality control of work (Rank 1:
experience in the construction the survey data were established mean = 3.96), followed by conflict
industry, they may have more using Cronbach’s Coefficient Alpha of interest (Rank 2: mean = 3.79).
experience in ethical decision- (α) to determine the consistency and Practice of cover pricing (Rank
making. The survey regarding reliability of the question. The alpha’s 3: mean = 3.75), improper Bill of
working experience of the acceptable values ranged from 0.70 Quantities practices by quantity
respondent was divided into two; to 0.95 based on the rule of thumb surveyor (Rank 4: mean = 3.75) and
within the company’s organisation for Cronbach’s Coefficient Alpha (α) lastly, favouritism, discrimination and
and within the construction industry. test. The outcome of the reliability harassment (Rank 5: mean = 3.75).
Most of the work experience by test shows that the Cronbach’s
the respondent within company’s Coefficient Alpha (α) was 0.96 Initially, successful delivery of a
organisation was in the range of (excellent) to achieve the objective in construction project depends on
1-5 years with 79% (114), next the investigating ethical decision making the quality standards defined in the
range of less than 1 year with 13% with regards to ethical issues in the scope of work of a construction
(18) and in the range of 5-10 years construction industry. This outcome contract. However, there was often
with 8% (12). The lowest percentage explained that the questionnaire the issues of lack of quality control
was from the range of more than survey used was consistent and of work in the construction industry.
10 years which contributed to 4% reliable in this research. The controlling of work consists of
(6). The work experience by the setting the target, monitoring and
respondent was the most important There were 20 ethical issues in the taking actions to ensure that the
data which will give significant construction industry that impacted project to be carried out as planned.
impact on the reliability and validity the ethical decision making of Though, the reason can be because
of the findings for the research. quantity surveyors. The results for of ineffective standard quality control
Most of the work experience by mean index and standard deviation of construction works such as
the respondent within construction are shown in Table 1. failure to take control of the bidding
industry was in the range of 1-5 exercise and also acquisition of
years with 80% (115). Next was Overall, the evidence from the results information related to the volume or
the range of 5-10 years with 13% suggests that ethical issues that act quantity of work and which was used
(18) and in the range of more than on ethical decision making of the to set the budget and monitored it
10 years with 4% (6). The lowest respondents and their organisations out became the ethical issues.
percentage was less than one are relatively decent. The ethical
year contributed to 3% (5). In the issues with regards to the ethical The conflict of interest experienced
construction industry, the majority of decision making are summarised in by professional as quantity surveyor
respondents have at least more than Table 2. The issues were ranked and was usually diverting from personal
one year of experience. tabulated in accordance with the interest and the organisation’s
mean index on ethical issues. interest for the business opportunity.
The conflict can break the
The Ethical Decision Making The mean index was ranked relationship between the parties
with Regards to Ethical Issues according to the ascending order in of the project, affected the quality
in the Construction Industry which the Likert scale represented and productivity of work and lead

This section describes the ethical the mean (0.00 ≤ a <1.00) was to project failure if it is not well
decision making with regards to strongly disagreed, (1.01 ≤ a <2.00) managed.
ethical issues in the construction was disagreed, (2.01 ≤ a <3.00) was There were issues of practice of
industry. The reliability test of the neutral, (3.01 ≤ a <4.00) was agreed cover pricing in which quantity
questionnaire survey was assessed and (4.01 ≤ a <5.00) was strongly surveyors employed to protect
using the Cronbach’s Coefficient agreed. The discussion highlighted
only the top five and lowest five of the interests of clients interact

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