Assessing the status and ranking of factors affecting the institutionalization of administrative ethics in the gas company of Mazandaran province

Subject Areas : مدیریت

Mojtaba Tabari ¹ , Hamed Mohamadi ² , Hosein Arab ³

1 - Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, Ghaemshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ghaemshahr, Iran
2 - PhD, Department of Public Administration, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran (Correspondence Officer)
3 - M.A., Department of Public Administration, Qaemshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ghaemshahr, Iran

Received: 2020-12-07 Accepted : 2020-12-07 Published : 2020-11-21

Keywords: Ethics, Administrative Ethics, Mazandaran Province Gas Company,

Abstract :

The main purpose of the present study was to identify the factors influencing the institutionalization of administrative ethics in the Mazandaran Province Gas Company and then to measurement and rank these factors and to present the Structural Model. In the present study, factors affecting the institutionalization of administrative ethics are measured through eight dimensions including value-based leadership, organizational systems and structure, training, truth disclosure, respect for spiritual authority, social responsibility, citizenship, and justice. The statistical population of this research is the formal employees of Mazandaran Gas Company (250 persons). The sampling method was based on stratified random sampling and the research instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire with a reliability of 0.973. The research findings show that two factors, including value-based leadership and social responsibility, are moderately appropriate, and six factors including disclosure of facts, justice, systems and organizational structure, citizenship, education, and spiritual dignity are in relatively good condition. Also, there is a prioritization among these factors and the fitted pattern is a good one.