Examining the Effect of Ethical Awareness on the Relationship between Political Skill and Subjective Career Success

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  • Tuncer Fidan Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University
  • Mehmet Hilmi Koç İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality

https://doi.org/10.17583/ijelm.7755

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This study examined the relationship of political skills of high school teachers to their subjective career success and the moderating role of ethical awareness in this relationship. The findings demonstrated that the participants' ethical awareness and political skill scores were relatively higher than career and life satisfaction scores. Career and life satisfaction were found to increase with professional experience. Despite being a significant predictor of career satisfaction, ethical awareness had no significant effect on life satisfaction. That said, political skill was a significant predictor of both career satisfaction and life satisfaction. Moreover, ethical awareness did not moderate the effect of political skill on career and life satisfaction. Based on these findings, implementing formal methods such as the use of vision and mission statements and in-school guidelines to make the ethical provisions mentioned in the legal regulations visible in the school environment, and school administrators’ creating an ethical working climate through implementing the ethical rules fairly for all teachers and students were recommended.

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Tuncer Fidan, Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Tuncer Fidan, PhD, is an Internal Auditor in Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Burdur, Turkey. His research interests are in the areas of organizational theory, educational administration, leadership, career studies and auditing.

Mehmet Hilmi Koç, İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality

Mehmet Hilmi Koç, PhD, is an Internal Auditor in İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality, İstanbul, Turkey. His research interests include individual and professional values, the role of ethical values in auditing practices, educational supervision, teacher career and school management.

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Fidan, T., & Koç, M. H. (2022). Examining the Effect of Ethical Awareness on the Relationship between Political Skill and Subjective Career Success. International Journal of Educational Leadership and Management, 10(2), 110–139. https://doi.org/10.17583/ijelm.7755

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