Industrial and Organizational Psychology Studies

The Relationship between Professional Ethics and Manager’s Decision-Making Styles with Work Belongingness and Social Responsibility of Employees

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

Mehdi Bahmanyar 1
Akram Esfahani Nia 2
Mohammadali Noudehi 3
Mojtaba Ahmadi 4
Habib Asgharpour 2

1 PhD student of Sports Management, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Aliabad Katoul branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katoul, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Aliabad Katoul branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katoul, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Gorgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Gorgan, Iran

4 Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Bandar-e-Gaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar-e-Gaz, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22055/jiops.2024.48002.1437
Abstract
Introduction
One of the main concerns of efficient managers at different levels of an organization is how to create suitable platforms for human factors working in all professions to work with a sense of responsibility and full commitment to the issues in society and their profession and the prevailing ethical principles. Respect their job and profession (Tentama et al., 2021). Considering the positive effects of professional ethics, it can be said that one of the most important key factors for the success of organizations is compliance with professional ethics (Gholami, 2019). In fact, the more professional ethics in organizations are paid attention to by managers and employees, the more successful the organization will be in achieving its goals and the more responsibility and work belongingness will increase (Byrd, 2022). The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between professional ethics and decision-making styles of managers with work belongingness and social responsibility of employees of the Ministry of Sports and Youth.
 
Method
The statistical population of the research included 890 employees of the Ministry of Sports and Youth in 1402. Based on Cochran's formula, 267 people will be selected as the statistical sample of the research by stratified random sampling method. Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Cronbach's alpha test and PLS structural equations were used for data analsis.
 
Results
The results showed that the professional ethics of managers has a significant relationship with the work belongingness of the employees, the decision-making styles of managers have a significant relationship with the work belongingness of the employees, the professional ethics of managers has a significant relationship with the social responsibility of the employees, the decision-making styles of managers have a significant relationship with the social responsibility of the employees, the professional ethics of managers has a significant relationship with the work belongingness and social responsibility of the employees, and finally,managers' decision-making styles have a significant relationship with the work belongingness and social responsibility of the employees of the Ministry of Sports and Youth.
 
Discussion
According to the findings of the research, it is suggested to the managers of the Ministry of Sports and Youth to observe professional ethics in their work environment and use the appropriate leadership style.

Keywords

Professional ethics
Decision-Making styles
Work belongingness
Social responsibility
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Industrial and Organizational Psychology Studies
Volume 11, Issue 2
March 2025
Pages 31-46

  • Receive Date 15 February 2024
  • Revise Date 15 April 2024
  • Accept Date 11 May 2024

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