Formality in Organization and its Effect on Thriving at Work with emphasis on the Role of Ethics in Organization; Case Study: the Municipality of Neyshabur City

Thriving at Work is a psychological state that affects the behaviors of employees and because the formality in the organization provides more transparency for employees, it causes the employees thriving at work; so, the purpose of the current research which is practical in terms of purpose and descriptive-survey in terms of data collection was to examine the effect of formality in organization on thriving at work; emphasizing the role of ethics in the municipality of Neyshabur city. The statistical population of the present study was all employees of the municipality of Neyshabur city, that sample size of 110 people was selected. The data collection tool in this research was standard questionnaire and the analysis method used in this research, structural equation modeling technique.The findings of the research showed that the mediating role of Job engagement and interpersonal justice was confirmed in the relationship between formality and thriving at work. also, the moderating role of ethical leadership in the relationship between formality and interpersonal justice was confirmed, and finally, the centralization variable could not weaken the relationship between Job engagement and thriving at work. Therefore, according to the results of this research, it should be noted that formal structures, in addition to negative aspects (such as less flexibility and innovation), have positive aspects such as increasing employees' Job engagement, interpersonal justice, and thriving at work and managers should use the positive benefits of the formal structure for the benefit of their organization and employees.