Professionalism and ethics in records management in the public sector in Zimbabwe

Abstract

This paper is a report of a study that looks at the practice of records management in the public sector in Zimbabwe and the extent to which records management, within Zimbabwe, can be regarded as a profession. The study reveals that records are mishandled and abused suggesting a lack of ethics. Those with the job title records manager have neither specialized training nor a code of ethics. The conclusions drawn are that, in Zimbabwe, records management has not yet been professionalized. The paper then suggests that the adoption of a code of ethics might lead to the professionalization of records management.

Citation

Ngulube, P. (2000), "Professionalism and ethics in records management in the public sector in Zimbabwe", Records Management Journal, Vol. 10 No. 3, pp. 161-173. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000007262