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The Mediating Role of Internal Organizational Communication in the Effect of Organizational Ethical Climate on Perceived Organizational Performance

Year 2025, Volume: 22 Issue: 3, 486 - 502, 31.05.2025
https://doi.org/10.26466/opusjsr.1678020

Abstract

The aim of the study is to investigate the mediating role of intra-organizational communication in the effect of perceived organizational performance on organizational ethical climate. A survey technique was used in the research, reaching 431 employees in the energy sector through a convenience sampling method. SPSS 24.0, AMOS, t-test, and Pearson correlation test were utilized in the analysis of the obtained data. According to the analysis results, it has been determined that the organizational ethical climate affects intra-organizational communication, and intra-organizational communication, in turn, affects perceived organizational performance. It is understood that the organizational ethical climate influences perceived organizational performance, and that intra-organizational communication plays a mediating role in this relationship. Among the subdimensions of the organizational ethical climate, the climate related to behaviors positively and significantly affects communication with top management, which is one of the subdimensions of intra-organizational communication. Communication with top management has a positive and significant impact on organizational performance among the subdimensions of intra-organizational communication. It has also been determined that communication with upper management affects communication with superiors and communication in the work environment. In line with these results, it can be ensured that organizational performance is increased by building an ethical climate in accordance with international standards through institutional efforts, and by establishing organizational communication in a transparent, fast, and realistic manner.

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Örgütsel Etik İklimin Algılanan Örgütsel Performansa Etkisinde Örgüt İçi İletişimin Aracı Rolü

Year 2025, Volume: 22 Issue: 3, 486 - 502, 31.05.2025
https://doi.org/10.26466/opusjsr.1678020

Abstract

Çalışmanın amacı örgütsel etik iklimin algılanan örgütsel performansa etkisinde örgüt içi iletişimin aracı rolünü araştırmaktır. Araştırmada anket tekniği kullanılmış, kolayda örneklem yöntemi ile 431 enerji sektörü çalışanına ulaşılmıştır. Elde edilen verilerin analizinde SPSS 24.0, AMOS, t testi, Pearson korelasyon testinden yararlanılmıştır. Analiz sonuçlarına göre örgütsel etik iklimin, örgüt içi iletişimi etkilediği; örgüt içi iletişimin ise algılanan örgütsel performansı etkilediği tespit edilmiştir. Örgütsel etik iklimin, algılanan örgütsel performansı etkilediği, örgüt içi iletişimin bu ilişkide aracı bir rol oynadığı anlaşılmıştır. Örgütsel etik iklimin alt boyutlarından davranışlara yönelik iklimin, örgüt içi iletişimin alt boyutlarından üst yönetimle iletişimi pozitif ve anlamlı bir şekilde etkilemektedir. Üst yönetimle iletişim, örgüt içi iletişimin alt boyutları arasında, örgütsel performans üzerinde pozitif ve anlamlı bir etkiye sahiptir. Ayrıca üst yönetimle iletişimin, üstlerle iletişimi ve iş ortamında iletişimi etkilediği tespit edilmiştir. Bu sonuçlar doğrultusunda kurumsal çalışmalarla, etik iklimin uluslararası standartlara uygun bir şekilde inşa edilmesi, örgüt içi iletişimin şeffaf, hızlı ve gerçekçi bir şekilde oluşturulması ile örgütsel performansın artırılması sağlanabilir

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Primary Language English
Subjects Organisational Behaviour
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Vildan Bayram 0000-0001-7526-6485

Osman Yılmaz 0000-0001-7512-5076

Early Pub Date May 27, 2025
Publication Date May 31, 2025
Submission Date April 17, 2025
Acceptance Date May 26, 2025
Published in Issue Year 2025 Volume: 22 Issue: 3

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APA Bayram, V., & Yılmaz, O. (2025). The Mediating Role of Internal Organizational Communication in the Effect of Organizational Ethical Climate on Perceived Organizational Performance. OPUS Journal of Society Research, 22(3), 486-502. https://doi.org/10.26466/opusjsr.1678020