THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT OF FACULTY MEMBERS IN KURDISTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Abstract:Background and Aim:Organizational commitment and professional ethics are two of the most important issues in highereducation. The commitment to these issues is very challenging for the faculty members. The aim ofthis study was to investigate the relationship between professional ethics and organizationalcommitment of faculty members.Materials and Methods:This was a descriptive correlative study. The sample consisted of 150 faculty members of KurdistanUniversity of Medical Sciences, they were randomly selected. The data selection tools were threequestionnaires including demographic work ethics and organizational commitment questionnaires.Data was analyzed by Pearson correlation and single sample t test using SPSS (V. 16).Results:The mean score of professional ethics was 6.06 1.05 and the mean score of organizationalcommitment was 4.26 1.10 which were above average of 4. The scores of professional ethics andorganizational commitment dimensions were also higher than average. There was a significantrelationship between professional ethics and organizational commitment and their dimensions (P<0.05, r=0. 12).Conclusion:According to the findings, more attention to ethical standards and promotion of them among facultymembers is necessary. This is the responsibility of the managers of higher education institutions.Keywords:Professional Ethics; Ethics, Institutional; Faculty