Validating the Pattern of Moral Courage of Senior Managers in Iranian Governmental Organizations
Subject Areas : Journal of Cultural Managementهومن الوندی 1 , محمد محمدظاهری 2
1 - PhD student in social communication sciences and researcher at Imam Sadegh (AS) Institute of Islamic Sciences
2 - PhD in Human Resource Management, Visiting Professor, Bu Ali Sina University, Hamadan (Corresponding Author).
Keywords: Questionnaire, Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Moral Courage, structural equations,
Abstract :
The purpose of this study was to validate the model of moral courage of senior managers in government organizations. The statistical population of the study is all employees of Agricultural Bank in Hamadan province. 345 questionnaires were analyzed .In this applied research with quantitative approach and survey method in order to validate the only model presented for senior managers' moral courage in Iranian governmental organizations, a pilot questionnaire was designed and then the questionnaire was distributed to 15 research experts. Adjustments were made and after obtaining content validity, 30 items were selected as the main research questionnaire. These questionnaires were then provided to the statistical sample of the study using structural equations to calculate composite, divergent and convergent validity and Confirmatory factor analysis of the first and second order, validity of the original model and hypotheses They were tested .The results of calculations with the help of LISREL software confirm the model and the relationship between its variables. Accordingly, environmental factors are independent variables and affect organizational, individual and managerial factors. Affecting and influencing job factors and as mediating variables affecting the relationship between environmental factors and job factors such as executive suggestions to enhance ethical courage based on the model and its variables for senior managers in organizations. Government provided.
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