THE MODERATING ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL JUSTICE IN THE EFFECT OF ETHICAL LEADERSHIP ON ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTIFICATION: A STUDY AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS

Abstract

This study aims to examine the effect of ethical leadership on healthcare workers’ levels of organizational identification and the moderating role of organizational justice in this relationship. Ethical leadership is defined as leadership based on moral values and integrity, while organizational identification refers to the degree to which employees integrate themselves with their organizations. Organizational justice, on the other hand, represents the extent to which employees perceive decision-making processes and resource allocation within the organization as fair. Thus, the relevant concepts were measured using an empirical approach within the scope of this study. The study sample consisted of healthcare workers in Turkey. A survey was used as the data collection tool, and analyses were conducted using 388 complete and valid survey responses obtained through convenience sampling. In the study, the relationships among the model variables were examined using Pearson correlation analysis, and in line with the hypotheses proposed in the study, the effects of the model variables on one another, as well as their mediating and moderating effects, were tested using the Process Macro proposed by Hayes (2018). As a result, it was found that ethical leadership and organizational justice have strong, positive, and significant relationships with organizational identification. However, it was concluded that organizational justice does not have a moderating effect on the relationship between ethical leadership and organizational identification. Furthermore, based on the study’s findings, various implications were drawn for managers and future researchers, and recommendations were made.

Keywords

• Ethical Leadership
• Organizational Identification
• Organizational Justice
• Healthcare Workers

Ethical Statement

The ethics committee for this study deemed it “Approved” by decision No. 09/59 dated May 20, 2025, issued by the Ethics Commission of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Selçuk University.

ETİK LİDERLİĞİN ÖRGÜTSEL ÖZDEŞLEŞMEYE ETKİSİNDE ÖRGÜTSEL ADALETİN DÜZENLEYİCİ ROLÜ: SAĞLIK ÇALIŞANLARI ÜZERİNDE BİR ARAŞTIRMA

Abstract

Bu çalışma, etik liderliğin (EL) sağlık çalışanlarının örgütsel özdeşleşme (ÖÖ) düzeyleri üzerindeki etkisini ve bu ilişkide örgütsel adaletin (ÖA) düzenleyici rolünü incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Etik liderlik, ahlaki değerler ve dürüstlük temelinde liderlik yapmak olarak tanımlanırken, örgütsel özdeşleşme, çalışanların kendilerini örgütleriyle bütünleştirme derecesini ifade etmektedir. Örgütsel adalet ise, çalışanların örgüt içindeki karar alma süreçlerini ve kaynak dağılımını adil algılama düzeyini temsil etmektedir. Böylece, çalışma kapsamında ilgili kavramlar ampirik bir yaklaşım ile ölçülmüştür. Çalışmanın örneklemi, Türkiye’deki sağlık çalışanları olarak belirlenmiştir. Veri toplama aracı olarak anket tekniğinden yararlanılmış ve kolayda örnekleme yöntemi ile tam ve geçerli 388 anket verisi ile analizler gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışma kapsamında değişkenler arasındaki bağlar Pearson Korelasyon analizi vasıtasıyla ele alınmış; öne sürülen hipotezler çerçevesinde değişkenlerin karşılıklı etkileri ile aracı ve düzenleyici rolleri Hayes (2018) tarafından geliştirilen Process Makro kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Elde edilen bulgular, etik liderlik ile örgütsel adalet kavramlarının örgütsel özdeşleşmeyi pozitif yönde ve yüksek seviyede, anlamlı biçimde etkilediğini göstermektedir. Buna karşın, örgütsel adaletin, etik liderlik ile örgütsel özdeşleşme arasındaki bağda düzenleyici bir rol oynamadığı tespit edilmiştir. Son olarak araştırma verilerinden hareketle, hem sektördeki yöneticilere hem de literatüre katkı sağlayacak gelecek çalışmalara yönelik çeşitli değerlendirme ve tavsiyelere yer verilmiştir.

Keywords

• Etik Liderlik
• Örgütsel Özdeşleşme
• Örgütsel Adalet
• Sağlık Çalışanları

Ethical Statement

Bu çalışmanın etik kurulu Selçuk Üniversitesi İ.İ.B.F. Etik Komisyonundan 20.05.2025 tarih ve 09/59 sayılı kararı ile "Uygun" görülmüştür.

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