Document Type : Exploratory

Authors

1 lecture, Department of Administration, Ashkezar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Administration, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the obstacles of ethics in organizations. This research is applied in terms of its purpose and from the point of view of collecting data, there is a quantitative survey. Also, the present study has been analyzed using the methodology of mixed research (quantitative and qualitative). In the first stage, to identify the ethical barriers in organizations, an interview with 20 experts and human resources managers of governmental organizations in Tehran was carried out and a qualitative content analysis method was developed and a questionnaire was designed. Which is based on quantitative research. The statistical population of the quantitative study was 300 employees of government departments (three post offices, social security and justice) in Tehran, which was determined by using the appropriate sample size method for the modeling of structural equations. Sampling method was simple random sampling in quantitative study. Data analysis was performed using structural equation modeling method by Liserl software. Finally, using the KMO and Bartlet indexes, the adequacy of the data was confirmed. To evaluate the model, the factor load factor was calculated and, given that the factor load of all the items was higher than 0.4, the model was confirmes, criteria Personal and lack of motivation. The conceptual model derived from the research steps can be used as a criterion for managers of organizations to eliminate existing barriers to ethics in organizations.

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