Work ethics and good governance in post-colonial era in Southern Africa

It might be said that good work ethics are inherent and therefore only possible in highly socialized societies such as the Japanese society and that societies such as those in Southern Africa which have gone through severe de-stabilizing experiences in their history are not capable of engendering and cultivating good work ethics among their work force. Granted, highly socialized societies start from a step ahead of others because they are already oriented towards such a goal. Societies such as those in the post – colonial world start from a position where they must de-construct, unlearn, undo, and pull down the walls of resistance against good work ethics within themselves to good work ethics brought about by their experience over the years.

Breaking down the barriers will, however, not help unless an alternative ethos with visible benefits is placed into the vacuum created. That alternative ethos is a set of what is generally agreed as good work ethics in any working environment and the key to success in an organization is ethics training.