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Mamphey, S, Knight, A and Manu, E (2023) Similarities, Intent, and Emphasis: Alignment of International Ethics Principles with Built Environment Professional Standards in Ghana. In: Tutesigensi, A and Neilson, C J (Eds.), Proceedings 39th Annual ARCOM Conference, 4-6 September 2023, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 629-638.
- Type: Conference Proceedings
- Keywords: Built Environment Sector, Ethical Standards, Ghanaian Professional Bodies, Professional Code of Conduct.
- ISBN/ISSN: 978-0-9955463-7-0
- URL: http://www.arcom.ac.uk/-docs/proceedings/a01e276ec431022e9f92ba45f85b2c3b.pdf
- Abstract:
Professional codes of conduct establish the ethical rules and parameters within which built environment professionals operate. In 2021, the IESC published the first-ever global ethical standards for the built environment sector. The ability of global ethics standards to promote parity and greater ethical practice has been a subject of extensive debate. A year on since its adoption, there is little understanding of the global acceptance and uptake of the standards. Focusing on sub-Saharan Africa, the extent to which the existing built environment standards in Ghana are aligned with the global standards has been examined in this paper using a qualitative research approach based on content analysis of ethics standards. The study identified similarities and differences between the global standards and the codes of ethics for the following Ghanaian professions (engineers, architects, and surveyors). Some common elements were also identified, indicating that some rules are indeed universal and culture free. Yet, ethical principles in all the standards examined were also sometimes explained differently in terms of intent and emphasis of the rules.