Designing a Model of Professional Ethics in the Organization of Natural Resources, Forests, Pastures and Watershed Management

Professional ethics is an issue that is associated with commitment and adherence in the affairs of the organization and is associated with productivity and growth in various dimensions, for this reason, it is important to examine the dimensions related to it. In line with this research, he investigated the explanation and design of the professional ethics model of the organization of natural resources, forests, pastures and watershed management of the country.     

This research is practical in terms of purpose. In terms of the method of collecting descriptive information, it is a survey type. The dimensions and components of professional ethics in the General Department of Natural Resources of North Kerman province were identified through document study and interviews with experts. The interview continued until theoretical saturation was reached. Based on this, theoretical saturation was achieved with 12 interviews. The statistical population of this research in the qualitative phase includes 12 experts who are knowledgeable about the subject, and in the quantitative section, it includes all the managers and employees of the General Department of Natural Resources and Watershed Management of Kerman province, including 358 people who were selected based on available sampling. Structural equation modeling method was also used to design the model.

Based on the results of exploratory factor analysis, the number of 70 sub-dimensions (indexes) related to professional ethics have been summarized in 5 factors, based on which a questionnaire was designed and the effect relationships were investigated through the method of structural equations. The findings showed that according to the t-table, the effect of all known relationships in the dimension of professional ethics was confirmed based on exploratory factor analysis.

Based on the optimal fit of the designed model, this model can be used to explain the model of professional ethics.