Abstract
The current study developed a perceived ethical climate questionnaire based on theory of moral
development (Kohlberg, 1981) and ethical climate model (Victor & Cullen, 1988). An initial pool of 78
items was subjected to a series of item analyses and a final set of 37 items was chosen. A confirmatory
factor analysis suggests that this final set of items measure perceptions of eight different ethical climate
dimentions. Evidence for construct validity was sought by means of nomological network analyses.
Results suggested that each perceived ethical climate dimentions are related to employee ethical attitudes
and behaviors in theoretically predicted manners. Practical and theoretical implications, as well as
implications for future research, are discussed.
