The Relationship between Professional Ethics and Organizational Commitment Mediated by Organizational Justice in Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Deputy of Education

 Considering the importance of professional ethics in managerial decision-making and promotion of organizational commitment and justice in providing high-quality services, the purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between professional ethics and organizational commitment mediated by organizational justice in Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Deputy of Education.

 The research population of this descriptive, correlational study included all the staff of Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Deputy of Education in Tehran. A sample of 260 individuals was selected by means of systematic random sampling and Morgan’s table. Research instruments were Cadozier’s professional ethics questionnaire, Meyer and Allen’s organizational commitment scale, and Niehoff and Moorman’s organizational justice scale. Reliability and validity of the instruments were verified using Cronbach’s alpha. The data were analyzed by means of Pearson correlation coefficient and structural equation modeling

 There were positive and significant relationships between professional ethics and organizational commitment (r=0.69, p≤0.01), professional ethics and organizational justice (r=0.81, p≤0.01), and organizational justice and organizational commitment (r=0.74, p≤0.01).

The structural equation model for the relationships between professional ethics and organizational commitment mediated by organizational justice showed a good fit for the population in question. Accordingly, it is applicable to this selected population.