Organizational ethics, digital technologies and internal electronic frauds in financial institutions in Uganda: a case of commercial banks in Uganda

Abstract

This research aimed at examining the relationship betweenorganizational ethics and internal leadership(B= -0.428, p=0.00), ethical culture (B=-0.521, p=0.000) and code of ethics(B= - management of banks practicefairness, honesty, and open communication among the electronic fraud with the mediating role of digital technologies in Commercial Banks in 254targeted staff from the using a survey questionnaire. Data were analysed using the approach which involvedcollecting quantitative Data from 222bank staff out of a sample of recruitment and continuously during their stay at the organization and on code of ethicsof bootSE=0.0785, CI [0.0490, 0.3564], the relationship organizational ethics and internal employees in their leadership styles. This will create ethical values that are aligned across the 0.728) had a significant relationshipon internal electronic fraud in commercial banks. between organizational ethics and electronic fraudin Commercial Banks in Uganda. The study Uganda. The study was premised on four objectives;to assess the relationship between ethical electronic fraud indication that organizational ethical behaviour has an indirect relationship commercial banks invest in ethical behaviours and digital technologies, they would statistical package for social science (SSPS Version 23). The study revealed that ethical organization, which will reduce internal fraud, on ethical culture, the study recommends the advancement in technology. Furthermore, the study recommends that banks invest in research leadership and internal electronic fraud , to establish the relationship between ethical culture electronic fraud and to assess the mediating effect of digital technologies on the relationship conduct, the study recommends that the management should always conduct reviews of the and innovations, which can be used to counteract technological risks such as internal electronic and internal electronic fraud, to evaluate the relationship between code of ethicsand internal Furthermore,the results revealed that Digital technologies mediates (β=0.1764, code of ethics to cater for new behavior challengesespecially those which come with significantlyreduce internal electronic fraud. Therefore, the study recommendsthat the with internal electronic fraud through digital technologies. The findings imply that when employed a cross-sectional and correlational survey research with a quantitative study management of banks train employees on the organization culture especially during fraud.