The ethical issues have drawn great public attention recently. In the meantime,
ethical behavior is truly in line with the Malaysian Government policy outlines
under the second thrust of the Ninth Malaysia Plan, to promote a community of
culture and strong moral values. The Government has taken several proactive
approaches such as strengthening the institutions and put in place many
programs with the main purpose to uphold integrity in the Malaysian society.
Therefore, the main purpose of this paper is to examine the level of Islamic
work ethic among middle level administrators in Malaysian Public
Universities. A total of 500 middle level administrators working in 20
Malaysian Public Universities were invited to take part in this survey. A total of
237 usable questionnaires were obtained. The instrument used was adapted
from Ali (1988, 1992). The results suggested that the score of Islamic work
ethic was at a great level of importance among middle level administrators in
Malaysian public universities.
