Explanation of the role of components of ethical leadership based on social responsibility in the employees of Payam Noor University

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mohammad hasan jabari sani ¹ , omid vandad ^{2 *} , hasan momeni mohmoei ³

1 - PhD Student, Department of Educational Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Darrehshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Darrehshahr, Iran. Invited to Department of Educational Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran

Received: 2022-11-27 Accepted : 2023-02-21 Published : 2023-02-20

Keywords: Dimensions of Ethical Leadership, Social Responsibility, Levels of Responsibility, Ethical Leadership, Ethical Leadership Styles,

Abstract :

The existence of the category of responsibility in the nature of leadership necessitates the creation of morality in leaders. Ethical leaders in particular can create ethical components in a set that includes a culture of fairness, honesty, and trustworthiness, and have positive interpersonal relationships with people in their organization. People in positions such as leadership can be the source of many behavioral changes; and this is best achieved when these leaders also have high moral conduct. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of explaining the role of ethical leadership components based on the social responsibility approach in the employees of Payam Noor University. The research method is descriptive-analytical and survey method. Using the opinions of experts and also the statistical population of the study, which includes the staff of Payame Noor University of Khorasan Razavi and the sample number is 205 people, the necessary data were collected and then using analysis technique. Analysis of AHP hierarchy and expert software and using DANP method was performed. The tool for collecting information is a questionnaire, the validity of which was checked and confirmed by the opinion of experts and its reliability using Cronbach's alpha. The results showed that in relation to the main components of belief structure (D1), responsibility structure (D5), regularity structure (2D), specialty structure (D3) and knowledge structure (D4) with final weights of 0.404583, 0.389333, 0.377648, respectively., 0.366331 and 0.351909 were ranked first to fifth. Also, in relation to the sub-components related to the factors of moral leadership of managers and social responsibility of Payam Noor University staff in Khorasan Razavi, the results showed that the sub-components of belief orientation, meritocracy and education with final weights of 0.11466, respectively; 0.09816 and 0.09061 were ranked first to third in this evaluation.

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