Relationship between moral values and administrative health: an organizational assessment

Abstract

Background: A human society with any culture needs to observe administrative health. In the health of organizations, addressing ethical values is a requirement. The purpose of this article was to investigate the effect of ethical values of the employees of Kerman Urban Water and Sewerage Company on organizational factors related to administrative health. Methods: This was with applied purpose and descriptive nature of the correlation type and structure of qualitative and quantitative study. The statistical population included all employees of Kerman Urban Water and Sewerage Company (1050). The sample size calculation was based on Cochran's formula 290 which was selected by stratified random sampling method. To collect data, study literature and research background and questionnaire were prepared. The administrative health questionnaire included 4 dimensions and 10 questions. The Ethical Values Questionnaire includes 7 dimensions and 16 questions. Data analysis was performed by structural equation modelling with PLS software. Results: At a significance level of less than 0.05, the variables of occupational health (P=0.341), transparency (P=0.332), internal control and supervision (P=0.337) and education (P=0.374) affected moral values. The model coefficient of determination value is 0.116, so it can be stated that about 12% of the changes in the dependent variable of occupational health are explained by ethical-religious values. Conclusion: Ethics in organizations can lead to the promotion of health and administrative efficiency and the effectiveness of creating job satisfaction among employees. Occupational health affects moral values and improves occupational health.

Keywords

• Ethics
• Ethics, Institutional
• Occupational Health
• Organizations