Abstract:
The study evaluates ethical considaration and accounting system in Tanzania Standard (Newspapers) Lmited located in Dar es Salaam city centre where 60 respondents participated in the research. The specific objectives were: to investigate the context of ethical consideration and accounting system within TSN; to analyze how the accounting ethics improve accountability, transparency and objectivity; and to explain how public accountability and ethical standards in public government to ensure efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
Case study design, qualitative and quantitative approaches were employed during the study. Data collection methods employed included interviews, observations and documentary analysis which were facilitated by research instruments such interview questions, observation and documentary review guides. Content analysis method was used to analyze data and analyzed data is presented in this thesis based on research questions and objectives.
Findings indicated are to analyze the ethical consideration and accounting system in a public sector needed by TSN employees.
The researcher recommends that professionalism should be impacted in the organization whereby the company ethics and accounting system should be implemented in order for them to produced and delivered in the right time; quality, quantity, place and source taking into account the technological environment over which are indicators of good performance for the organization in researched.