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ArticleBMC nursing2020

Association between ethical leadership, ethical climate and organizational citizenship behavior from nurses' perspective: a descriptive correlational study.

Soudabeh Aloustani, Foroozan Atashzadeh-Shoorideh, Mansoureh Zagheri-Tafreshi, Maliheh Nasiri, Maasoumeh Barkhordari-Sharifabad, Victoria Skerrett

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Article in BMC nursing, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Soudabeh Aloustani1Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Foroozan Atashzadeh-Shoorideh2Department of Psychiatric Nursing, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Vali-Asr Avenue, Cross of Vali-Asr and Hashemi Rafsanjani Highway, Opposite to Rajaee Heart Hospital, Tehran, 1996835119 Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-6144-6001
Mansoureh Zagheri-Tafreshi2Department of Psychiatric Nursing, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Vali-Asr Avenue, Cross of Vali-Asr and Hashemi Rafsanjani Highway, Opposite to Rajaee Heart Hospital, Tehran, 1996835119 Iran.
Maliheh Nasiri3Department of Biostatistics, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Maasoumeh Barkhordari-SharifabadDepartment of Nursing, School of Medical Science, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran.
Victoria Skerrett5School of Nursing and Midwifery, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK.
Iranshahr University · IRBirmingham City University · GBIslamic Azad University, Yazd · IRShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEthical leadership plays an important role in improving the organizational climate and may be have an effect on citizenship behavior. Despite the growing emphasis on ethics in organizations, little attention to has been given this issue. The purpose of this study was to identify ethical leadership, an ethical climate, and their relationship with organizational citizenship behavior from nurses' perspective.

methodsIn this descriptive correlational study, 250 nurses in twelve teaching hospitals in Tehran were selected by multistage sampling during 2016-2017. The data were collected using Ethical Leadership Questionnaire, Hospital Ethical Climate Survey, and Organizational Citizenship Behavior Scale.

resultsThe findings showed a significant correlation between ethical leadership in managers, organizational citizenship behavior (

conclusionApplying an ethical leadership style and creating the necessary conditions for a proper ethical climate in hospitals lead to increased organizational citizenship behavior by staff. To achieve organizational goals, nurse managers can use these concepts to enhance nurses' satisfaction and improve their performance.

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Citizenship behaviorClimateEthicsLeadershipNurse

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