The Role of Job Involvement and Moral Reasoning in Conscientiousness in Staff of of Shahid Madani Azarbayjan University
Akhlāq-i zīstī i.e., Bioethics Journal,
Vol. 10 No. 35 (1399),
1 July 2020
,
Page 1-14
https://doi.org/10.22037/bioeth.v10i35.28991
Abstract
Background and Aim: Investigating the factors affecting conscientiousness has always been of interest to researchers. Therefore, This study aimed to investigate the role of job dependence and ethical reasoning in the work conscience of the staff of Shahid Madani University of Azerbaijan.
Materials and Methods: This research is applied in terms of purpose and terms of data collection, including descriptive-correlation research. The statistical population of the research includes all staff of Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University in the academic year 2017-18, equal to 210 people. The sample size was 145 based on the Krejcie and Morgan table. The sampling method in this study was stratified random sampling. To collect the research data, job involvement Kanungo (1982), Rest et al Moral Reasoning (1973) and conscientiousness Moghli (2004) questionnaires were used. The reliability of the questionnaire was assessed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The coefficient of this test for job involvement was 0.80, moral reasoning 0.92 and conscientiousness 0.78. Data were analyzed by Pearson correlation and regression analysis using SPSS 22.
Findings: The results of the research showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between job involvement and conscientiousness (r=0.51) and moral reasoning with conscientiousness (r=0.41). Also, job involvement (β=0.46) and moral reasoning (β=0.37) can predict employees' conscientiousness.
Ethical Considerations: When collecting data, all university staff were assured that all information in the questionnaires was confidential and for research purposes only.
Conclusion: By creating favorable working conditions for university staff, their job dependence can be established, which in turn increases moral reasoning and work conscience.
Cite this article as: Naderifar F, Ghasemzadeh Alishahi A, Balouch S. The Role of Job Involvement and Moral Reasoning in Conscientiousness in Staff of of Shahid Madani Azarbayjan University. Bioethics Journal 2020; 10(35): e28.
- Job Involvement; Moral Reasoning; Conscientiousness; University; Staff
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