The structural model of the role of Ethical Competence in Organizational Virtuousness with the mediation of Academic Culture (Case Study: University of Tehran)
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Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran. Tehran. Iran
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University of Tehran
10.22059/jomc.2025.391688.1008791
Abstract
The present study aimed to examine the role of ethical competence in organizational virtuousness with the mediating role of academic culture based on a structural equation model (SEM) approach. The research method was descriptive-correlational of the structural equation modeling type. The study population included all employees of the University of Tehran (3,591 individuals), from which a sample of 320 individuals was randomly selected using stratified sampling with proportional allocation. Data were collected using the Ethical Competence of Academic Managers Questionnaire by Ghamooshi, Pourkarimi and Ezati. (2019), the Organizational Virtuousness Questionnaire by Ghamooshi, Pourkarimi and Ezati. (2019), and the Academic Culture Questionnaire by Ebrahimi, Adli and Mehran. (2015). The reliability of the questionnaires was assessed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient, yielding values of 0/98, 0/98, and 0/97, respectively. The validity of the instruments was confirmed through construct validity using confirmatory factor analysis. The results of the structural equation modeling indicated that the research model had a good fitness. The findings demonstrated a significant positive effect of ethical competence on organizational virtuousness (γ = 0/12), a significant positive effect of ethical competence on academic culture (γ = 0/53), and a significant positive effect of academic culture on organizational virtuousness (γ = 0/81). Additionally, the indirect positive effect of ethical competence on organizational virtuousness through the mediation of academic culture (0/44) was also significant. Therefore, culture itself is identity-forming, fosters education, ethics-oriented, and thought-provoking. By improving academic culture and enhancing its key indicators, universities can be further guided toward a virtuousness-driven approach.
pourkarimi, J. and Ghamooshi, Z. (2025). The structural model of the role of Ethical Competence in Organizational Virtuousness with the mediation of Academic Culture (Case Study: University of Tehran). Organizational Culture Management, (), -. doi: 10.22059/jomc.2025.391688.1008791
MLA
pourkarimi, J. , and Ghamooshi, Z. . "The structural model of the role of Ethical Competence in Organizational Virtuousness with the mediation of Academic Culture (Case Study: University of Tehran)", Organizational Culture Management, , , 2025, -. doi: 10.22059/jomc.2025.391688.1008791
HARVARD
pourkarimi, J., Ghamooshi, Z. (2025). 'The structural model of the role of Ethical Competence in Organizational Virtuousness with the mediation of Academic Culture (Case Study: University of Tehran)', Organizational Culture Management, (), pp. -. doi: 10.22059/jomc.2025.391688.1008791
CHICAGO
J. pourkarimi and Z. Ghamooshi, "The structural model of the role of Ethical Competence in Organizational Virtuousness with the mediation of Academic Culture (Case Study: University of Tehran)," Organizational Culture Management, (2025): -, doi: 10.22059/jomc.2025.391688.1008791
VANCOUVER
pourkarimi, J., Ghamooshi, Z. The structural model of the role of Ethical Competence in Organizational Virtuousness with the mediation of Academic Culture (Case Study: University of Tehran). Organizational Culture Management, 2025; (): -. doi: 10.22059/jomc.2025.391688.1008791
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