Explain and Evaluate the Factors Affecting the Professional Ethics of Management

The purpose of this study was to identify and evaluate the factors affecting the professional ethics of management in Tehran municipality.               

The present study was performed by mixed method. The qualitative part was done by the data method of the foundation. The statistical population of researchers, academic and organizational experts was familiar with the topics of the professional ethics of management. Using purposive sampling, 8 researchers and academic experts and 6 organizational experts were selected as a sample. Data collection tool was semi-structured interview and data analysis was performed in three stages of open, axial and selective coding and based on that; a qualitative research model was designed. In the quantitative section, the study method was descriptive-analytical and the statistical population was the managers of Tehran Municipality, of which 298 people were selected using stratified sampling. The researcher-made questionnaire was used for gathering data. The path analysis method was used for data analyzing.

The data processing results showed that the overall research model was fitted using confirmatory factor analysis. Also, all markers are significantly related to their underlying factor (p <0.05).

The results of this study showed that the model used with three factors, including individual, organizational and environmental factors, has been a good theoretical model for predicting professional ethics in the municipality.