AUTHOR: Grice Ine, Maria Lusiana Florentin Werang, Azriya Rahma Putri, Alma Suciani, Hanna Dwi Khairunnisa, Raisya Zahra Khoirul, Tutik Rachmawati
PUBLISHED IN: Volume 5 Issue 2
KEYWORDS: Ethical Competence, Ethical Decision Making, State Civil Apparatus (ASN), Agile Leadership
ABSTRACT
This study examines the impact of ethical competence on ethical judgment among Regional Development Planning, Research, and Development Agency of Bandung City Civil Servants (ASN). The study embraced a quantitative approach by administering questionnaires on 50 civil servant respondents at the agency. The study results are that the ethical competence level of the civil servants falls within the “good” range, reflecting that they are competent to be fair and neutral in a range of scenarios. Moreover, they are disposed towards ethical judgment in the direction of following the principles of justice, openness, and serving the public interest irrespective of being pressured or some limitation. The research findings highlight the significance of internalizing ethical values in influencing responsive and high-quality decisions. The study, in general, presents a close correlation between ethical competence and ethical decisions and supports the development of ethical values within the bureaucracy to ensure transparent and fair delivery of public service. The findings, apart from the context for the Bandung City Government, present practical implications for the Indonesian government-training approach and staff-recruitment procedures for transferring agile leadership traits such as adaptability and open-mindedness. Developing ethical competence among civil servants has greater societal benefits, such as greater trust from the public, better governance quality, and the development of an adaptive bureaucracy that is able to handle the future policy problems.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.65194/IJBI-2025-1005
