Structural Analysis of the Relationship between Organizational Trauma and Organizational Innovation by Mediating Organizational Ethics

Educational organizations, which are the main pillar of education systems of societies, have been considered by organizational theorists due to their breadth and place in the growth and development of these societies. The purpose of this study was Structural Analysis of the relationship between organizational trauma and organizational innovation by mediating organizational ethics.

This study is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-correlational in terms of data collection. The population universe of this research included 630 people the employees of Urmia University, That 230 person of them were selected through random sampling. The data required by using three standard questionnaires organizational trauma Vivian and Horman (2015), organizational ethics Victor & Cullen (1988) and organizational innovation Ismail et al (2002) were collected and by using statistical analysis of structural equation modeling with the method of partial least squares (PLS) for the research hypothesis were analyzed. Validity of the questionnaire was confirmed through content and convergent validity and reliability of the questionnaires through Cronbach's alpha and combined reliability. 

Ethical Considerations:

 In this research, all the sources used are based on the principles of research ethics and the intellectual property rights of authors and participants in the research process have been observed.

Findings showed that organizational trauma has an effect of -0.33 on organizational ethics and -0.56 on organizational innovation. Organizational ethics has an effect on organizational innovation by 0.57. Organizational trauma also affects organizational innovation by mediating role of organizational ethics.

Based on the research results, the orientation of organizational trauma and organizational ethics can provide the basis for reducing and promoting organizational innovation. Therefore, in order to improve the situation of organizational innovation, university administrators are recommended to pay special attention to reducing organizational trauma and improving the capacity of organizational ethics of employees.