Abstract:
Ethics is a vital constituent for any profession. Professions are governed via codes of practice
as a measure of ensuring compliance of members with professional ethics. An individual may
find himself/herself in a dilemma if these standards prescribe contradicting courses of action.
Exploring this phenomenon was the drive behind this study.
Past researchers in Sri Lankan context had not given adequate attention to the ethical
dilemmas and a clear definition of ethical dilemma was lacking. Further, the Codes of
Conduct hardly provide guidance for coping with ethical dilemmas. Therefore this study
carried out to identify the most significant ethical dilemmas faced by Sri Lankan Quantity
Surveyors.
was
carried using interviews and questionnaire survey involving
An empirical study was _ was
Professional Members of IQSSL. Within the pre-empirical study, ethical dilemma
defined and categories of ethical dilemmas were identified.
The results showed that IQSSL Members manage to observe die Code in coping with ethical
dilemmas However, observations made during the study indicate that due attention has not
been paid to ethical dilemmas. The study concludes with recommendations to improve
observance of the IQSSL Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics.
